This summer…I’m learning balance…not by walking a tightrope…although…it 
does feel like it at times…no…I am learning to balance…boundaries…with…openness…
Quite frankly…walking a tightrope might be easier…
To say my relationship boundaries were…broachable…in the past…isn’t quite true…they were more…nonexistent…I would kind of just…blend…into the personality…of the person I was with…saying…it doesn’t matter…whatever you want to do…a lot…
And…the truth of the matter is…I really didn’t care…didn’t know what…I…wanted…but…I wasn’t happy…
Then…I spent several years alone…and…I began to do the work…to discover…with…Bertha’s…help…of course…what I do want…how I like to keep my house…how I like to eat…what kind of schedule I like to keep…where I like to go…all those kinds of things…
And…although…Bertha…did mention that I was getting a little set in my ways…I was really happy with all my boundaries…
Until…he…showed up…and…the real work began…
How…to keep my boundaries…my essence…and…still be open…to another person…and…allow…him to maintain his…
It’s tricky…at best…but…Bertha…says…it’s really simple…that…although I’ve spent a great deal of time…figuring out…exactly what I like and want…that doesn’t mean…those things are set in stone…no…rather…they are starting points…to help me decide…what is truly important in my life…to help me make choices…to make compromises…to stay open…to the fullness of life…because…as she says…
A full life…can’t be contained in a rigid boundary…it always…overflows…
Jane
I’m very excited for you, I know between you, you and Bertha will work it out. Good luck. x x
Thanks, Joy…I’m pretty excited as well! I appreciate your support and well wishes. 😉