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Quotes About Boundaries

it is forbidden to love where we are not loved
~ Sharon Olds
Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.
~ Sharon Salzberg
Whether we fear the existence of boundaries with others or crave more of them, there's no denying that individuation and separation are inevitable parts of loving relationships that become the site of tension.
~ Sharon Salzberg
Balance The Stress Factor The Beauty of Mental Space Emotional Intelligence Take A Breath Negative Emotions Time and Priorities Boundaries A Culture of Wellness
~ Sharon Salzberg
Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people.
~ Sharon Salzberg
We have to know ourselves to know where we end and another person begins, and we have to develop the skills to navigate the space between us. Or else we will seek wholeness through false means that honor neither us nor those we love.
~ Sharon Salzberg
Sometimes people in abusive situations think they're responsible for the other person's happiness or that they're going to fix them and make them feel better. The practice of equanimity teaches that it's not all up to you to make someone else happy.
~ Sharon Salzberg
The love of Christ knows no boundaries, recognizes no labels.
~ Sheila Walsh
She told me that every other step was just for me.' But that's only half of the dance,' I said. Yeah,' my father said. 'She was keeping the rest for herself. Nobody can give everything away. It ain't healthy.
~ Sherman Alexie
and then she asks me how many sexual partners I've had and I say one or two depending on your definition of what I did to Custer . . .
~ Sherman Alexie
Everyone wanted to call her sweetheart. But she only danced for me. That's how it was. She told me that every other step was just for me." "But that's only half of the dance," I said. "Yeah," my father said. "She was keeping the rest for herself. Nobody can give everything away. It ain't healthy.
~ Sherman Alexie
Perhaps everybody, indigenous and not, lives on their own kind of reservation.
~ Sherman Alexie
Don't let those people steal your day
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
You don't call Acheron 'babe.' (Valerius) You don't call Acheron 'babe' because...well, that's just sick. But I call him 'babe' all the time. (Tabitha)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
She grabbed him for a bear hug.) Stop sexually harassing me, Mom. (Nick)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
You need to modulate that unwarranted ire, buddy. I'm not your 'ho and you ain't my pimp
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Zarek? (Astrid) What?! (Zarek) Don't use that tone with me. I like to know where people are in my house. Be nice, or I'll make you wear a cowbell. (Astrid)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Yeah, well, it's what happens when we spoil the things we love. They don't always understand the boundaries and their ridiculous wants can get us killed if we're not careful. (Jaden)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Keep your lips and other body parts to yourself or you'll be headless. (Apollymi)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sometimes you have to put your foot down… And sometimes you have to put it up their ass. -Hauk
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
I don't like this, Artemis. I'm not a dog to be chained outside your house because you're afraid I'll piss on your rug. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
If you're going to rattle my cage, you better make sure I'm padlocked in it.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
I'm not ogling him for myself. I'm ogling him for you. It was, after all, your sex life we were discussing. (Selena) Well, my sex life is just hunky-dory, and not the business of the people in this restaurant. (Grace)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
The ones here know I own this place and they give it space. After all, unlike the Dark-Hunters, I'm not banned from hitting or killing them, and they know it. (Sin) You're just such a sweetie pie. I can't imagine why the other Dark-Hunters won't let you play their reindeer games. Shame on them all. (Kat)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon