http://sueharrison.com/2010/01/boundaries/ The Official Website and Blog of Author Sue Harrison Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:21:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://sueharrison.com/2010/01/boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-29 sue harrison Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:12:29 +0000 http://sueharrison.com/?p=115#comment-29 You know, Wes, I have never thought of it that way - selfishly locking someone else out of the activity. Thank you! That will definitely make it easier to place my boundary lines. You know, Wes, I have never thought of it that way – selfishly locking someone else out of the activity. Thank you! That will definitely make it easier to place my boundary lines.

]]> http://sueharrison.com/2010/01/boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Wes Rice Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:03:13 +0000 http://sueharrison.com/?p=115#comment-25 There are all sorts of boundaries -- work boundaries, play boundaries, social boundaries, boundaries for being alone, and more. Each area can be overdone, or "underdone." Excessive time spent in a particular area can cause problems. It's easy to say, "If I don't do it, it won't get done." Is this really the case, or is it selfishly locking someone else out of the activity? When working full time, I always provided time to get out into nature, putting work problems aside, and appreciating things usually taken for granted. Sometimes the problems at hand either disappeared, or seemed too trivial to mess with. Like you, Sue, I always allocate time for writing -- both for enjoyment and for the learning experience it provides. There are all sorts of boundaries — work boundaries, play boundaries, social boundaries, boundaries for being alone, and more. Each area can be overdone, or “underdone.” Excessive time spent in a particular area can cause problems. It’s easy to say, “If I don’t do it, it won’t get done.” Is this really the case, or is it selfishly locking someone else out of the activity? When working full time, I always provided time to get out into nature, putting work problems aside, and appreciating things usually taken for granted. Sometimes the problems at hand either disappeared, or seemed too trivial to mess with. Like you, Sue, I always allocate time for writing — both for enjoyment and for the learning experience it provides.

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