{"id":4634,"date":"2022-08-15T08:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T06:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/contattoblogs.timslatter.co.za\/?p=4634"},"modified":"2022-08-15T08:30:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T06:30:29","slug":"the-importance-of-boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/the-importance-of-boundaries\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of boundaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every day we make decisions to live a life of our choosing. But yet, when asked about what our ideal life could look like, it\u2019s often quite different from the one we\u2019re living right now. Our decisions link our current life to the life we\u2019d like.<\/span><\/p>\n

With every decision, we\u2019re either establishing a new boundary, moving a boundary or removing a boundary. Unfortunately, if we spend too much time removing boundaries, we will become increasingly frustrated, resentful, irritable and unhappy with our life.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is where so much of our dissatisfaction sits: not having healthy boundaries.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we\u2019ve experienced a physical injury or disease, our doctors will most likely recommend some sort of routine to help us get back on track. Whether this is a routine for medication, exercise, rest, physiotherapy, eating or something else, it\u2019s a way for them to remind us that boundaries are essential to regaining balance and healthy equilibrium.<\/span><\/p>\n

Without boundaries and firm decisions that are intentional and connected to the life that we want to live, it\u2019s hard to keep all of our good and healthy stuff in, so we will keep letting it slip away. It\u2019s also easier to be distracted by things that aren\u2019t adding value to our lives. We will constantly feel dissatisfied, no matter how hard we try.<\/span><\/p>\n

Decisions are like lines in the sand. They\u2019re just lines around us, and they will only be helpful and healthy if they\u2019re connected to each other in a way that helps us build and sustain the life we choose. With this in mind, life is really a journey of constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing boundaries by growing our awareness of the decisions we\u2019re making, and why we\u2019re making them.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we can see the link between decisions and boundary setting, we can start to be intentional with moving from a frustrating life to a fulfilled life; we can move from feeling dissatisfied to feeling dedicated and committed to something in line with our passion and peace.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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