The more severe the dysfunction you experienced growing up, the more difficult boundaries are for you.

REAL people do not have to lie, exaggerate, or brag for they are self-contained in self-understanding and acceptance of themselves. REAL people can make a mistake knowing that even when they do, it is only a mistake and just because the outcome was not to their liking, they know…THEY are not a mistake. REAL have the attitude this is who I am…and I am good enough, right now…just as I am. People who have chosen REAL have already clicked their heals together and returned home.

When you journey inwardly exploring yourself, a sense of personal trust begins.

We ardently desire to take down our masks and say to the world, “This is who I am…and I am okay.” This is simple…not easy.

If we want to improve, first we have to recognize our own maladaptive coping skills, called codependency, then change.

Chaos limits the free-flow of love and becomes a roadblock to what family members want most and sadly, it becomes the normal for the family.

If no one has boundaries…how can there be any transgression?

When someone obtains peace and serenity, this shines a bright spotlight on others’ own unhappiness making their discomfort even more apparent.

Children naturally believe without question and absorb knowledge at an incredible rate; since there is no other frame of reference; they believe their parental reality, true or false.