480 Quotes About Boundaries

Visionaries see beyond the boundaries of eyesight.

While many of us struggle with taking too much ownership over things that are not ours, there’salways a truth that both parties contribute to every conflict.Sometimes your part might be as simple as not speaking up or not staying curious; other times it might be a bigger issue, like a tendency to blame or shout, a lack of accountability, an inability to respect boundaries or projecting insecurities.

We all have a responsibility when it comes to the things we say on social media.

When boundaries are not established in the beginning of a marriage, or when they break down, marriages break down as well. Or such marriages don't grow past the initial attraction and transform into real intimacy. They never reach the true "knowing" of each other and the ongoing ability to abide in love and to grow as individuals and as a couple-the long-term fulfillment that was God's design.

Even with the desire for a better life, we can be reluctant to do the work of boundaries because it will be a war. The battle falls into two categories: outside resistance we get from others and the resistance we get from ourselves.

...if a human knows shame then he knows boundaries, and if he knows boundaries then he's reliable.

If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat.

I have found the best way to deal with a toxic person is to not respond in any other way than monotone voice and a businesslike manner.

Self-centered people often get angry when someone tells them no.Stan said yes out of fear that he would lose love and that other people would get angry at him. These false motives and others keep us from setting boundaries: