Dating is a give and take. If you only see it as "Taking," you are not getting it.

Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.

Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.

You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.

Christianity is not about morality. It's about reality.

That is why success and fruitfulness depend as much upon focusing on the "who" you are as much as the "what" of the work you do. Invest in your character, and it will give you the returns that you are looking for by only investing in the work itself. You can't do the latter without the former.

When we begin to set boundaries with people we love, a really hard thing happens: they hurt. They may feel a hole where you used to plug up their aloneness, their disorganization, or their financial irresponsibility. Whatever it is, they will feel a loss. If you love them, this will be difficult for you to watch. But, when you are dealing with someone who is hurting, remember that your boundaries are both necessary for you and helpful for them. If you have been enabling them to be irresponsible, your limit setting may nudge them toward responsibility.