Well no, it did not tumble down immediately, but today is the anniversary of the beginning of the demolishing of a very historic wall – the famous Berlin Wall.
Yes, on November 9th, 1989 the borders between the West and East sides of Germany were opened and then Berlin Wall began to be dismantled in the days that followed.
If you are a Baby Boomer, I am sure that you remember this day quite vividly. It was a great triumph for Germany and for all of the families involved. The division between them was being pulled down.
When I checked the news this morning and found that today is a significant anniversary for the world a question came to my mind:
that may need to come down?
We all put up barriers across the years as we go through different experiences in life. But borders are not always good.
Healthy Boundaries
You and I need to have healthy boundaries. After all your life was not designed to be Grand Central Station.
You have your own life purpose and your dreams and this is your first priority. Of course your immediate family will fit into your life purpose in different ways.
You have your own responsibilities and consequently your daily life is filled with priorities. In order to fulfill those responsibilities you need to set boundaries so that you can focus on your priorities.
Your real friends will respect those boundaries. In fact they too will have their own boundaries as they lead their lives which will also be driven by their WHYs (their life passions and dreams). Then the time you can spend with these friends will be so much more valuable and enriched.
Unhealthy Boundaries
The unhealthy boundaries and borders are the ones that need to come down. These are those barriers that you may have put up because of old hurts in your life.
These barriers are shutting out the wrong people in your life and will cause problems in your present relationships.
Here is a challenge for you today.
Take a few minutes to reflect on your life. Ask yourself the following two questions:
- Do I have the right boundaries set in my life?
If not, make a decision to set them in place.
- Do I have the wrong borders built up in my life?
If you do, make a decision to tear them down. The first step to being able to tear the wrong borders down is to forgive.
Forgiveness is a decision. You decide to forgive and release the other person or people from your life.
When you have the right boundaries set and have torn down the wrong borders, you will experience so much more freedom in your life.
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This morning the book I took on the bus to read was a book of wisdom notes by Dr Mike Murdock. One of the notes that stood out to me was the following: