Late Night Chat with Jeff Wolverton: healthy boundaries, Feb 5, 2023, live on Baba Zoom

We have some informal chat after every arti, the "post-arti party"! But once a week, Jeff Wolverton joins us for some serious mining of the spiritual depths. Join us for conversation, more readings, songs, quotes - you never know what treasures will be uncovered!

Topic: Healthy Boundaries with Baba

Dear folks of Baba,

Baba says, “Real happiness lies in making others happy.” What does Baba mean by this?

The topic of personal boundaries is often discussed by those who come to the Center, especially when healthy boundaries are not properly observed by others. The heart, in its effort to make others happy, needs to feel safe and respected for the sake of our own well-being.

Baba asks us to love others, but do you find that when your heart is open, you sometimes become a target of those with demanding behavior, who constantly need attention, and who have no qualms about asking things of you? What do you do about it?

At work do you find that your employer or fellow employees push the limits of your time and your emotional tolerance? Do you have a hard time drawing the line?

Are you sometimes put in an uncomfortable position by those who make romantic and inappropriate advances?

Do you find that sometimes your efforts to maintain boundaries only incite more aggressive behavior?

What do you do about sarcastic remarks and condescending and demeaning attitudes?

Darwin Shaw used to say that with some people it is helpful to keep “a polite distance.”

Have you ever felt that your kindness is taken as weakness and taken advantage of?

Is it possible to keep an external or emotional distance from others while inwardly keeping our heart open and the love connection intact?

When boundaries are not being respected, what methods do you use to safeguard your heart? How does this figure in to long-term relationships?

In His love with help from dear friends,

Jeff

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