As more and more people embrace the importance of drawing boundaries, a distinct difference is emerging between setting boundaries and exerting control. It's easy to confuse the two, and honestly, it can be tempting to resort to control as a means of self-protection. The distinction between boundaries and control is crucial for maintaining healthy relationships.… Continue reading Boundaries vs. Control
We all crave intimacy, and yet it’s the scariest thing in the world to receive for it requires vulnerability. Vulnerability — my friend — demands that we give up control. It means that we allow ourselves the space to be raw and open.
Peace comes when my mind, body, heart, and willpower are all in alignment - whole and undivided. Only when this happens will I act from a place of sovereign discernment, clarity, and connection to my innermost self. This is what it means for me to flow with integrity.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/COIXqPPH5Lj/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Emotional exposure is terrifying. I can't be the only one that does everything in my power to attempt to control it? To refine, diminish, and play small in order to avoid potential pain In order to regulate vulnerability? Something wonderful comes into my life and I shrug my shoulders at it in mock 'mehness',… Continue reading Emotional Exposure
As I've tried so desperately to control the ideas others form of me in their minds based on the delicately crafted persona that I show to the world. Despite my best efforts to be vulnerable, genuine, authentic, and real - I still care what others think of me, as I want those thoughts to be positive and complementary.
