What Is and Isn't You
I am doing some advanced herbal study and I came across a passage that describes our skin and mucous membranes as that aspect of ourselves that decides what is and isn't us. What gets in and what doesn't. The skin and the mucous membranes are a barrier or a boundary between what serves us and what does not. Although sometimes a germ will sneak through that barrier and then the inner body system recognizes it as foreign and sets about fighting it off.
This got me thinking about playing with our energetic boundaries in a similar sense - as that aspect of ourselves that defines what is and isn't not us. What we let in and what we do not let in.
I know I've hit on an important piece when I can feel my mind shifting in it's understanding and that happened with this.
When we talk about holding our space our protecting our space I often see people feel like they need to armor up, but this insight gives us a new perspective and offers a simpler approach to boundary setting.
Let me know if/what this shifted for you.
And Happy New Year