To everything you want to try, my constant response is "count me in" or... "where do I sign?" :-)
About today's magnificent piece: If I had one euro for every replay in my head, I would be ridiculously rich today...
When I started delivering my first "no", it was with great guilt, a racing heartbeat, and a lot of explaining, which was completely wasted anyway.
Then, I tried excuses...which were not real for me, but I knew they made sense to them, so they would stop questioning me. But this eroded my soul.
Now, I only announce. It feels hard because it was not supposed to be this way, or the people I announce my boundaries to and close my gates straight in their faces. It hurts. But it became the only way.
I still explain and always will to those who matter to me. To them, I will answer to their every single "why?" since they only want to understand, not to question me or my boundaries.
To everything you want to try, my constant response is "count me in" or... "where do I sign?" :-)
About today's magnificent piece: If I had one euro for every replay in my head, I would be ridiculously rich today...
When I started delivering my first "no", it was with great guilt, a racing heartbeat, and a lot of explaining, which was completely wasted anyway.
Then, I tried excuses...which were not real for me, but I knew they made sense to them, so they would stop questioning me. But this eroded my soul.
Now, I only announce. It feels hard because it was not supposed to be this way, or the people I announce my boundaries to and close my gates straight in their faces. It hurts. But it became the only way.
I still explain and always will to those who matter to me. To them, I will answer to their every single "why?" since they only want to understand, not to question me or my boundaries.