Achieving A Sense Of Balance

I have just read a post on the Huffington Post about creating boundaries.  The article, The Importance Of Boundaries, discusses the setting of limits for the success of relationships.

I have to confess that while, setting boundaries, is not a new concept to me, it is a new achievement.

Setting boundaries means knowing how far we can stretch before no matter what happens – good or bad – we are going to feel uncomfortable.  It also means knowing ourselves and honoring the way we function; the ultimate sign of self-love and maturity.

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Deciding Between Personal Well-Being And A Greater Good

The below Huffington Post article touches on an interesting dilemma we all have to deal with on a daily basis; the internal negotiation we go through between what we know are our needs and what we  know would be easier on somebody else or a group.

In a smaller scale these are the decisions we have to make between friends, partners or family members.  In a larger scale they are the decisions made by organizations and countries.

My concern is for the smaller scale dilemmas when we have to choose saying or not the truth to a partner or when to keep the “peace” in a family situation by not bringing up the fact that we are being disrespected or ignored.

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