Limitations and Boundaries are good sometimes.

 

Limitations and boundaries are words that are mostly considered negative; these are when said feels like something which stops us from doing something or restrain us from something. When we hear these terms, thoughts about restrictions and control in our mind which makes us feel unhappy.

But these words have good meaning likewise as everything has a positive side, limitation and boundaries also had progressive side to it. And here with the help of this article I am going to share about good limitations and boundaries which are beneficial for us and make our lives better.

Limitations

When we limit ourselves from doing something which can cause damage to us or others around us, it becomes a good limitation as we control ourselves from hurting people.

Limitations can be of different types but I have observed that most Important or relevant limitations are the two given below:-

Physical Limitation:

As we listen to what our body is trying to tell through its condition that is illness and response of the body to things or activities, that something is not good for our health, we then know what our physical limitations are.

For an example, when we eat something wrong or food which doesn't suits our body such as dairy products consumed by lactose Intolerant people or gluten to others then our body gives us signs that we should limit ourselves from eating such food and instead of eating food which is causing harm to us we must use different alternative which will be more suitable for our health  that is why lactose Intolerant people try to eat non-dairy products like almond milk and gluten intolerance leads to people suffering from it to eat diet without gluten.

That's how we keep our health in better condition and prevent ourselves from getting sick frequently.

It is good to exercise but each one of us natural limitations, some people feel better doing swimming then doing squats and for some  doing light exercises is good and when they do heavy vigorous exercise there health conditions gets devastated and they become unwell.

 

Emotional Limitation:

When we become conscious about how we feel in a certain situation and what kind of sentiment is causing pain and suffering to us and others around us, then we know we need to limit that emotion to develop and that becomes our emotional limitation.

The best example for having emotional limitation is controlling us from having bad temperament and causing harm to us and our loved ones. So we should practice ways to implement emotional limitations such as meditation, ignorance, gratitude and mindfulness on emotions like anger, anxiety and jealousy as these are not good for any one and our health too.

So now we know that sometimes knowing and staying within our limits is right and good for us and even for others around us as well, especially when we live with our family; spend time with friends and classmates; and work with colleagues.

 Having the right types of limitations and following them is part of self-improvement instead of bad restrictions.

 

Boundaries

As we I have talked about limitations, I think same applies to setting boundaries too for self and for others. When we deal with people that is our associates or inmates then we have to set some boundaries so that they don't cross it and disturb us.

When a child is small and doesn’t understand what is right and wrong then the mother teaches him/her about it so that he himself can know from what he should stay away from.

Good boundaries are required to keep our mind relaxed and stay away from unwanted interactions and toxic behavior.

Sometimes we have to confront a people treating us in wrong manner and tell them not to do so.

And be assertive to people and let them know that we want is  they should not to talk to us about certain things like gossiping and we have to tell them politely that you are not interested in entertaining his or her thoughts.

We can also convey the same message to them non-verbally too by not participating in their conversation and by changing the topic so that get an idea that we are not enjoying listening to or be part of the chat.  

It is very important to be self-aware first before setting good boundaries for ourselves so that we know what is not right for us and what is. We should be aware about how we feel in a certain situation, whether we feel good or discomfort. Only then we can decide what boundaries we should set for ourselves.

Knowing what our healthy boundaries are implies that we understand very well our personal needs and wants. And also what we don’t want and what we want to stay away from emotionally and even physically.

This happens when we live with family. We have to set personal boundaries with some family members who try to disrespect or bully us all the time and especially with annoying relatives. 

Setting physical boundaries in a relationship is also one of the boundaries we must have. We should know what makes us feel happy in the relationship being intimate with your partner and what doesn't and let our partner know about it. We must respect and accept other people's boundaries too. 

The quote "live and let live '' is not underrated, as it is so right and applies to everyone's life. So we should appreciate people if they create boundaries for themselves and accept their limitation and force them for anything as we will also expect from them to respect our thoughts and opinions and how we what to live our life.