Episode 91 - Boundaries Revisited

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Hello, dear podcast listeners, and welcome to episode 91!

It’s Thanksgiving week here in the U.S., and many of us are gearing up for holiday festivities with friends and family. For some, there may be traveling, food in abundance, and friends and family galore! What better time for a light-hearted conversation about boundaries? We realized in the run-up to this episode that we’ve talked around this topic before, but really haven’t come out and said, “hey, this episode is about boundaries!” We’ve talked through many, if not all, of the components of a conversation about boundaries. It turns out, to take those components -- such as, how to say “no,” the art of the slow yes, recognizing exhaustion, how to communicate and advocate for yourself -- and put them together into a unified whole is a “some assembly required” situation! There are many parts to a conversation about boundaries, with several skills needed in order to do it smoothly, and rigorously.

In this episode, we hit on another topic that is actually quite related! And that’s been on Paul’s mind lately: the notion that a job is kind of just a mechanism that converts time into money. Specifically, it converts your time into money that you want, or need, to live. Do you feel stuck, or unsatisfied with your job? Do you wish for more? Is the conversion from time into money working efficiently, or is the machine starting to heat up a little, or showing signs of wear and tear? Can the machine be repaired, or is it time to find a different machine?

It’s also possible that we’re expecting something out of the machine that it just doesn’t do! How do we set up that boundary of expectation, which can lead to a new truth about who we are and what we want in this world?

Thanks all! We hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving!

*** In this episode, we talked a little bit about the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Special, in which we accused Lucy of flipping out about the Thanksgiving Dinner of popcorn and toast. FACT - it was actually Peppermint Patty, and we offer our sincerest apologies to Lucy. There are actually some good lessons about boundaries in this episode as well! Video linked below!

Where’s the Pumpkin Pie? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opN9NxqVCMM

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