We are made to believe that boundaries are in opposition to love, but just like all opposites, boundaries are an aspect of love that makes love complete.

We please others to avoid rejection, act as caretakers to feel needed, and give love in the hope of receiving it back. This isn’t love. This is insecurity dressed up as connection.

When we decide to put down our defenses and learn to accept the unacceptable, a new intention arises. We’ve often described love as a feeling or an action, but I don’t think it’s either of these. Feelings and actions are both expressions of love, but neither causes it. As a result of our thinking, love…

We want to make our lives as sterile as a doctor’s office, but an inclusive life is as wild as a jungle. The difference lies in that one is a controlled environment, while the other requires a willingness to surrender. Our egos won’t allow that.

As I’ve grown older, I’ve found it increasingly difficult to find meaningful connections, mostly because I’m not accepted for who I am and judged for not living up to who I’m expected to be.

A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls.

And why you should, according to psychologists.

We believe that we need to sacrifice ourselves for love, but love is everlasting. Relationships end.

We have never formally learned how to look within ourselves to find the motivation to express outwardly what we feel inside.

We have the power to choose our activities, and the “no’s” in life create the boundaries to the path that we walk on.