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Boundaries Quotes
"The way to send a clear message that you are ready for better people in your life is the kick the rascals to the curb."
"Create space in your life for people who deserve it."
"While you will certainly attract more bees with honey, there are times when being nice can backfire. Take it from a naturally kind person, being a "bitch has its time and place. There will be times when you must engage with mean, rude, and inconsiderate people."
"Wouldn't you rather have the respect of your friends and colleagues than succumb to pressure to do and say things that are out of character in order to feel accepted? You can overcome this habit simply by learning to say "no."
"Another person's thoughts about you are outside of your jurisdiction, you have no authority."
"Stop giving your life away to other people."
"Don't lower your standards to keep anyone, if they're not making you happy, it's time to find someone who does."
"Physical touch is one of my primary love languages. For those of us who share this love language, touching is an endearing gesture of affection, appreciation, and connection. It is not intended to be inappropriate in any way when we hug you upon meeting, pat your back, or squeeze your arm. For us, it is an enthusiastic demonstration of friendship. However, there are many people who do NOT like to be touched-men or women. In spite of our good intentions, touching can make others feel awkward, offended, and in the worst-case scenario, violated. It is crucial to be vigilant and socially aware enough that you can read people's cues to know when to pull back and contain yourself."
"All people should learn to say as well and "No" as an answer not only "Yes". One moment you will fill your whole life with the stuff which you are accepted."
"Rather than communicating blame communicate your standards for proper future treatment."
"Your shit is for you, my shit is for me - Understand?"
"The desire to be nice to everyone and please everyone and the inability to firmly say no is what destroys believers most of all."
"ASK YOURSELF: Have you found that being nice to some people is simply not effective? When might it be wise to throw down the gauntlet and get tough or confrontational?"
"In the pursuit of trying to be all things to all people or trying to live up to another person's expectations, do you find yourself saying 'Yes' when you wish you'd said 'No?' When something is not in your best interest or goes against your values, learn to refuse and graciously reply, "No."
"Let the boundlessness be your boundary!"
"Sounds naive respecting someone who doesn't give a shit about you."
"If the gate to your precious room is always left ajar, people shall least knock before entering into your precious room!"
"Never place your happiness in someone else's hands because if they walk away, so does your happiness."
"Terminus sniffed. "I guard borders. I don't kill giants. It's not in my job description."
"Never be a slave of loyalty to unloyal people."
"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."
"For more than forty years, Judith Martin has inspired the world with advice on etiquette excellence, proper behavior, and codes of conduct through her critically acclaimed newspaper column, "Miss Manners. In an interview for her book, Miss Manners Minds Your Business, Mrs. Martin reminds us that "When you go to work, you want a degree of professionalism which does not involve hearing about all of the sordid details of a person's love life. We are not necessarily all friends, but have a job that needs to be done. A work friend is not always a social friend. One requires distance while the other embraces intimacy."
"I suggest to you, late or not late, the moment you have discovered that the mission of someone is to pee on your dreams, keep him away or keep away from him."
"Being a good person has nothing to do with allowing people to destroy you."
"When teaching someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary, and more from the way the boundary is established."
"Your anger, pride, deceit, and greed should be such that they hurt no one. If they are limited to where they only hurt only you and no one else, then the path of liberation is open."
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