My parents taught me absolutely nothing about boundaries. They were in for anything and us children sadly had to live with the consequences of our parents foolishness – basically as teenager’s and young adults we had no idea what was good or bad for our futures. We struggled and went through many traumas and problems because we had no idea how to avoid them.
It is only in recent years I discovered the value of discovering myself and what I would accept in my life, then I had to learn to be strong and firm about the boundaries I had set – something that family and friends were sometimes disappointed in and angry about.
The magic is that by setting boundaries we find who we are, what we want for our own life, and then we discover that we can stand up to the crowd and we can also stand up for ourself and what we strongly believe in.
It is something that we must pass on to the younger generation to allow them to discover themselves and to have the courage and confidence to not allow themselves to be pushed around by others. Then they can have an awesome life living how they feel is right for them.
All the best from James Martin Sandbrook.
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 9:42:33 PM.