CLOSING THOUGHTS

Boundaries are complicated. Or are they?

This month’s musings from our amazing Ambassadors has me thinking and feeling into boundaries in a whole new way. I’d like to share what’s showing up as I reflect on this month’s theme.

One realization is that boundaries are not about balance. In fact, holding boundaries is often about tipping the scales a great deal, almost to a full evolution and reboot from where I am in a given moment that feels boundaryless to a new way of how I want to take up space in the world, creating and holding my boundaries along the way.

Another realization is that boundaries are messy. We often don’t know what the boundary really is and how to hold it fully until we stumble into it and try it on. That takes practice, not perfection, I now know.

Boundaries are also incredibly vulnerable! To share with yourself or someone else what you desire sometimes feels like walking around naked and raw… “Here I am, all of me, wanting to share my desires and be accepted all at the same time.” Pshew. That. Can. Be. Tough. And, at the same time, this process of navigating boundaries might be the most important and rewarding work we do for ourselves. I hope this issue has planted seeds and/or affirmed this for you.

My final “aha” is that I really didn’t consciously know what a boundary was until I joined the BodyMind Coaching certification program and became a BodyMind Coach. Up until then, I was under the impression that my job was to please others, make them proud, do things that others would generally approve of and it was a bonus if I liked it too. Saying “yes” to an activity I really don’t want to do didn’t seem like a big deal at the moment. But saying “yes” over and over to things that are really a “no” builds up in our bodies, I know now.

How have you explored your own boundaries?

Do you know what they are?

How does the body direct us in navigating boundaries?

That tug of war feeling in your body might be a sign that a boundary is being crossed. That frequent frustration might be your body’s way of communicating a boundary is required now. I hope this issue has given you some new ways to consider how boundaries can serve your highest self and those around you.

Supporting you, Shana

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