Making an investment in our future peacefulness

It’s amazing, people will go to the end of the earth to protect their money, their possessions, their property and their loved ones.

But when it comes to the assets of their time and attention, they’re about as protected as a screen door in a windstorm.

That’s why so many people feel whipped back and forth wherever the force of life directs them. They have no boundaries.

What’s more, they have no understanding of what boundaries actually are in the first place.

This skill is less about saying no to others, and more about saying yes to ourselves.

Think of it as a psychological insurance policy. When we put hard edges on our time and attention, we are making an investment in our future peacefulness.

By respectfully declining that destination bachelorette party of your college friend you barely even talk to anymore, you free yourself to say yes to more meaningful opportunities down the line.

The wave of peacefulness washes over you.

Whereas, committing yourself four months in advance out of your codependent need to please people, makes you feel trapped. The feeling of creeping dread begins to seep under the door like a fog.

Which scenario sounds better?

As my mentor used to say, you are the only person who values your time.

Measure twice and cut once. Protect the most valuable asset you have.

LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Is there anything exhausting and expensive that you’re still doing because of guilt?

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