480 Quotes About Boundaries

Many people will not be honest because they fear loss of intimacy and togetherness. In reality, honesty brings people closer together, for it will strengthen their identities. The more you realize your separate identities, the closer you can become. Telling loved ones what is really on your mind and telling others what you really think is the foundation of love.

To my abusers, the act of setting appropriate boundaries was viewed as hostile aggression. They believed that I was denying them something that belonged to them if I resisted. I was a resource to be exploited for their personal use. I was property who didn’t have any rights over my time, my energy, my body, or my possessions. I viewed myself that way too. I believed that they were justified in being angry with me for saying no but I wasn’t justified in being angry with them for abusing me.

If you have to ask to be treated right, you are around the wrong people. On the other hand, if you allowed this behavior to enter into the relationship from the start, it can and will continue, and will be very difficult to change up later. Set your boundaries sooner than later.

Boundaries are, in simple terms, the recognition of personal space.

You can only exceed your limits if you’ve discovered them.

Our boundaries define our personal space - and we need to be sovereign there in order to be able to step into our full power and potential.

Boundaries and sensitivity are directly connected.

Dear if your limits and my limits were sameOur borders would not have been separate

Be honest with who you are, what you want and how you want to be treated. Boundaries only scare off the people that were not meant to be in your life.