GRIT in Five

Boundary Marathon · Day 4 of 10

Food for Thought

Boundaries are not something you have to put up. They are already there, mental, physical and emotional, whether you have ever named them or not.

You know when a boundary is being stepped over, violated or prodded. How do you know? You can feel it. Your body speaks to you long before your mind catches up. A tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach, the urge to pull away, that is your body telling you something is off.

Today is about learning to trust that signal, and starting to notice the different ways your body speaks to you across all three types of boundaries.

Think of a moment someone stood too close, touched you without asking, or crossed your space. What did your body do? Choose as many as apply.

Think of a moment someone dismissed your feelings, guilt-tripped you, or made you responsible for theirs. What did your body do? Choose as many as apply.

Think of a moment someone talked over you, dismissed your opinion, or pressured you to think like them. What did your body do? Choose as many as apply.

This is how your body speaks to you.

Trust the signal.