Knowing Your Value

Sorting out boundaries has come up over and over again for me this past week and for clients in readings. We all have many different boundaries in our lives. There are boundaries at work, in our homes with family members, with significant others and spouses, with friends, and with a multitude of others in our daily lives.
 
Knowing our boundaries is about knowing our value. Here’s a news flash that seems to keep coming up: you will never be for everyone. You’re going to have people that love and support you. There will also be haters and people who seem intent on destroying you. But so what? Keep your boundaries. Know what you’re truly worth and, when necessary, cut loose those people that are not contributing to the greater value and happiness in your life.
 
It’s a difficult lesson for a lot of us. We like having people praising us, liking us, supporting us. There’s nothing wrong with that. Just don’t define your value based on the feelings and actions of others.
 
To repeat it: you will never be for everyone. Focus on the people that “get” you. Focus on the people that understand what you’re doing. Keep people around you that support your dreams, your passions, your laughter, and your core values of happiness. The rest of them….. know when enough is enough.
 
Relationships can be difficult. Correction… relationships ARE difficult if you stay in them long enough. They require ongoing examination, dialogue, redefining them, and making sure you still have the same mutual goals. Sometimes we simply outgrow them.
 
Take care of yourself. Drink enough water, eat the right foods, exercise, and remember your own value.
 
Light, Love, and Blessings…..

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