When I first heard “never let the unacceptable become the acceptable it really triggered a big reflection for me. A reflection on how many times in the past I’ve done exactly that – let the unacceptable become the acceptable.
How in the past I’ve allowed myself to be treated with disrespect due to my own shitty boundaries.
How I’ve allowed others to emotionally abuse me – some for years.
How I gave my energy…
When I coach my clients around relationship issues, I find a really good question to ask is whether they’d be happy if their kid (or sibling or someone else they love) was in a relationship similar to their own. It’s a confronting question and one that generates an immediate response. We can fart-arse around any other question and smooth things over in our minds about our own relationship…. but if you took that same kind of…