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"Stop giving your life away to other people."
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"I'm putting a temporary hold on the 'stay away from me' thing,' she said. "just for a minute while I yell at you, and then we're definitely going right back to it."
"Don't you ever let another put their hands on something that's already yours, because you might end up breaking your own heart."
"Sorry, one night stands don't stack up as credentials for tending bar."
"Your body is a temple, not a daily dumping ground for another person's pain, anger, betrayal, judgment, hypocrisy, denial, games, jealousy or blame. When you are being psychologically, spiritually or emotionally abused by a person, and they don't care how it hurts you, then it is time to leave what is polluting your relationship with God."
"I needed to begin respecting my own body's boundaries. I had to draw clear lines. Ones that were sound in my mind and therefore impermeable, and would always, no matter where I walked, protect me. Moving forward, I wanted rules."
"Boundary violations are deeply experienced."
"If a man makes me keep my distance, the comfort is, he keeps his at the same time."
"It is very possible to acknowledge another person's concerns without entering into their vibration."
"The truth is, we tend to train people how we want to be treated. If others know you have wishy-washy boundaries then they are free to walk all over you; the results you become a doormat. We have actually trained others to do this when we will allow people to wipe their muddy feet on us. After all, we are doormats."
"We violated each other's boundaries with verbal missiles of anger disguised in the pretense of 'just kidding."
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"For most people, blaming others is a subconscious mechanism for avoiding accountability. In reality, the only thing in your way is YOU."
"Most people have an abundance of dreams, but lack the courage to follow them. Help them find that courage by inspiring them with yours."
"Bitterness and resentment are a bottomless well. They can only be healed by the phenomenon of someone else's sorrow rising to your level of pain... it never happens - save yourself endless hurt."
"It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts."
"It takes bravery to recognize where in your life you are your own poison... it takes courage to do something about it."
"Let go... How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? From relationships long gone, to old grudges, to regrets, to all the 'could've' and 'should've,' to the dead friendships you still hang on to... Free yourself from the burden of a past you cannot change."
"Free yourself from the poisonous and laborious burden of holding a grudge. When you hold a grudge, you want someone else's sorrow to reflect your level of hurt, but the two rarely meet. Let go. Sometimes, forgiveness is simply a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on."
"Free yourself from the people who cause you drama and poison your soul. You know who they are... The first ones you thought of when you read this. They have to go."
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