I made this card in 2007, intentionally, to remind myself to create boundaries around myself emotionally.  It took me a while to find just the right images though!

Who are you?

I am the one who can by happy and content and shining even though others around me are sad and miserable.  I am the one who knows that I am separate from those around me.

I am the one who is in touch with the pulse of my own inner life, of my soul, at all times.  I am the one who cares about the misery and sadness of others around me but who knows I don’t have to wear/breathe in/inhale/BECOME their misery and sadness in order to love them.

What do you have to give me?

I give you emotional boundaries… the knowing of where others end and you begin.  I give you permissoin to feel JOY and to SHINE in spite of the unhappiness of others around you.

What do you want from me?

I want you to know that there is a difference between THEM and YOU.  That you do not have to absorb the pain of others because you are separate from them.  I want you to shine your inner light and to smile/laugh/let yourself FEEL GOOD even when there is sadness and drama around you.