What if instead of looking at boundaries like a lack of something, we reframed the idea…

Whether you call yourself an empath, a Highly Sensitive Person, or are still exploring what that means to you, we are all working on boundaries.

Can I get an amen, so mote it be. ✨

What if instead of looking at boundaries like a lack of something, we reframed the idea of boundaries as a place to infuse in more pleasure? Rather than removing something, we are creating space for what we already enjoy.

For example, a lot of us could benefit from boundaries with our cellphones (BTW- how did we feel about the phone detox at the studio this month?) A lot of us are attached to our phones: email, social media, texting, the way that people contact you is directly through this vessel.

So what if, instead of shaming ourselves with time limits or hard deadlines, we took a different approach and thought about what we’d like to do instead of being on our phone, doom scrolling in bed? With a mindset shift we could decide, after dinner we would rather ritualize, take a shower, sit in the bathtub, light candles, drink tea while reading a book, etc.

The important thing to remember is;
You have the power to decide to make your evening (and your life) a sensual experience and fade away from a default setting. You can infuse something you really love and enjoy into your day so you can look forward to this new ritual instead of feeling pressured to meet a deadline or a goal.

How could that look for us if we approach boundaries in this way, if we could infuse in pleasure around the thing that we’re working on rather than a hard barrier?

Is this obvious? An “aha” moment? Have you thought of it this way?



Xoxo Emily Rose 🌹