Boundaries

There was no such thing as personal space when I grew up. In fact, if you were doing something that an adult thought was wrong they could reprimand you with whatever amount of force they wanted to use. If your parents found out, you would likely get more of the same when you got home.

It was hard to remain gentle in a time where you never knew where your next clout was coming from. But I did. It just didn't seem right to me that people could hurt people just because they wanted to. I vowed to never be like that.

To be successful at it I had to set a firm boundary around who I wanted to be as a person. I protected that boundary and became the adult that I wished I had around as a child. 

Don't let the woes of the world make you hard inside. Look for the good. There is always good. <3