Protecting your heart and spirit
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Today’s newsletter covers an important part of setting wider boundaries. To date the topic focus has been about boundaries that concern your time, your needed space and other infractions imposed upon you by others. There is yet another set of boundaries that relate to violations of your heart and spirit. Your heart and spirit are at the core of who you are and are worth protecting.
What are heart & spirit violations?
To put it plainly, heart and spirit violations are the things others say to you either intentionally, unintentionally or jokingly, that are said in an unloving and non supportive manner. Most people may not realize the hurtful things they say or do, but regardless of whether they set out to hurt you or not, the bottom line is they do.
Hurtful heart/spirit damages can range from others shutting you down to simply making you annoyed. When you have a lack of boundaries around these types of people and situations, regardless if you think they have no effect, they do. Your subconscious mind records everything that has ever been said or done both positively and negatively. The recordings shape how you react, respond and feel about people, situations and yourself.
Spirit violations speak directly to your integrity or wholeness. When you establish spirit boundaries you decide what you will or won’t allow to affect your spirit’s well being.
Heart / Spiritual Violation’s Might Include:
Not accepting gossip from others
Not letting unaware people take up your space.
Not engaging in debates or trying to prove your point with others who don’t have a clue.
Not being in environments that damage or diminish your spirit.
People who verbally jab, remind or bring up the past in a joking or unintentional manner
Consider These heart boundary communication options:
“Please, stop. That’s hurtful”
“Ouch! Please apologize!”
“I am a very sensitive person, and I ask that you respect this about me and be careful what you say. I will do the same for you.”
Action Plan
Protecting your heart and spirit
1. List the five people or situations that are hurting you, even a little bit. On the opposite side of each person or situation you listed, write what you will say to them in the next three days, not waiting for a recurrence.
2. Protect your spirit boundaries by listing five boundaries that you feel good about drawing or extending. Next to those five new boundaries, write in the words or actions you will take when one of your new spirit boundaries is invaded.
Hints:
Some options that are tried and true regarding the spirit violation such as gossiping include; when others are gossiping to you, make it a point not to join in. You might want to change the subject, say something positive about the person being gossiped about, or tell the initiator of the gossip that you are no longer engaging in gossip type conversations. You will notice by not participating others will learn to talk about something else.
How do you know you’ve created successful boundaries?
When you have successfully drawn or extended your boundaries for 30 days, and no one is violating them or when  you can quickly implement your boundary around a situation or person to “nip it in the bud”. Give your self credit for strengthening your personal foundation. You have successfully removed one of the most energy draining life zapping parts of your life.
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Some content and action steps attributed to CoachU, Inc.
A worldwide coach training company.
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