As we come out of this year’s Christmas holiday, it is inevitable that it was different than any other. Whether you made monumental changes in your behavior; noticed the boundary challenges of your relatives and friends; or even failed at protecting your soul, you were more aware of self and others, like no other year.…
Okay, we have learned about the various styles and definitions of boundaries. Last week we even learned about the myths and lies thrown around regarding boundaries. Now this week we attempt to put all that information into action, as we review the Boundaries and our Family. Inside and outside perceptions of boundaries. We can make…
Just like a good counterfeit specialist, we have learned the truth, and that will benefit our ability to see things false. This week we complete chapter 6 of Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend, titled “Common Boundary Myths”. What a powerful chapter title that is. The myths outlined in this chapter seem so fresh and real.…
We finish up the discussion on Boundary Laws with what is thought to be the most significant law, the law of “Exposure”. (pg. 102) The whole concept of boundaries has to do with the fact that we exist in relationship. Therefore, boundaries are really about relationship, and finally about love. That is why the law…
As we return from the holiday to continue our look into Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend, isn’t it appropriate that the subject is activity? Or the lack thereof. We can label it motivation, initiative or the lack thereof as laziness, passivity or debauchery. What ever we want to label it, we are all so aware…
The stories just seem to come in. The news continues to report of tragedy after tragedy. We know many near us battling some difficult times. Each of may even be in some difficult times where we struggle with quite times, with peace, with just being still. We can easily get frustrated and then we get…
This week we continue to more about the Laws of Boundaries, from the fifth chapter of the book Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. It seems like the way America is and how we have all grown up. All over the television, on every billboard and on every commercial, we are told we deserve…
This week as we continue to discuss the Laws of Boundaries, from the fifth chapter of the book Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend, we come upon a law that sounds good and beneficial. We may have actually used the term “proactivity” or “proactive” many times in our life. Boundaries and our reactions and…
The fifth chapter of the book Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend continues to unveil wisdom to benefit each of us over and over again. This weeks law is not that impactful when you see the title “Evaluation”, but if you are like me, when we uncover this law of boundaries, it will change…
The fifth chapter of the book Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend continues to pour out insight, wisdom and challenges in each of our lives. The laws of boundaries, much like the other laws or facts in life (Newton’s law, law of supply and demand, law gravity, etc) are fundamental practices and knowledge of…