GIVING WITHOUT RECEIVING

It is time to retire from being responsible for others’ happiness.  I have a habit of allowing my need to please other people and my fear of abandonment to influence the decisions I make.   Often, I end up doing things I really don’t want to do.  It is one thing to be cooperative and helpful, but quite another to extend assistance that harms me, comes from a place of ‘what will people think…’, or isn’t really appreciated, wanted or is repeatedly rejected.  If saying yes to you means I’m saying no to me, then a change is needed. 

Today, I will reassure myself that you are responsible for your own life satisfaction and release my need to control or manage your life.  I will give myself permission to set emotional boundaries and recognize that doing so does not make me selfish or narcissistic.  I have a right to set limits and  I deserve respect. I will not allow my fear of being rejected by you cause me to reject myself.  I have a right to say no.