Boundaries Or Brevity?

So this week, we're talking boundaries. I mean, it's only right, considering last week's discussion on give and take and reciprocity went over so well. Yep, if you missed it, we have the pleasure of diving headfirst into the refreshing waters of transactionalism, an approach that emphasizes the cooperative interaction between people and their environments. Think Newton's third law of motion equal and opposite, all that jazz.

But last episode was about more than just giving and taking, buying and selling, even though the capitalistic nature of our society would have you believe as much. But no, we were more so focused on the exchange we humans make every time we use one another as a means to an end. In other words, to achieve a desired outcome or end goal. As we explained last episode, these kind of interactions are typically considered harmless and natural in the wild and in terms of the universe as a whole. But society has kind of mucked up our perception of it, right? Which makes sense. You know, things tend to get messy when humans get involved. That's kind of our mo. But point is, I noticed a lot of people lately are out here misusing the term boundaries. So let me just put this out there so everyone understands what we're dealing with.

Boundaries are not mandates for other people to follow. Boundaries are not demands. They're not expectations, they're not ultimatums, and they're not idle threats, either. If any of these surprise you, you've probably been using and setting your boundaries wrong.