Control is an illusion.

This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be.

Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go of guilt and shame, and to changing our beliefs about what we deserve. As our thinking about this becomes clearer, so will our boundaries. Boundaries are also connected to a Higher Timing than our own. We’ll set a limit when we’re ready, and not a moment before. So will others. There’s something magical about reaching that point of becoming ready to set a limit. We know we mean what we say; others take us seriously too. Things change, not because we’re controlling others, but because we’ve changed.

Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't.

When we don't ask for what we want and need, we discount ourselves.

Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.

You don't blast a heart open," she said. "You coax and nurture it open, like the sun does to a rose.