“Blessed is the person who knows their own limits.”
In a book I am reading on how to become your true and authentic self, I came across the above sentence. I don’t know how many times I reread it in an attempt to understand the author’s meaning. I do know, however, that each time I read it, I was thrown off-balance which is my spirit’s way of saying “start digging deeper, my friend.” So, I will dig deeper…
“Blessed is the person who knows their own limits.”
I can’t help but think this sentence is totally “limiting.” I mean I get that we all need limits, as in boundaries. I have many that I exercise each day. I will not tolerate disrespectful behavior; I will not tolerate physical, emotional, verbal or sexual abuse; I will never, ever again take responsibility for another’s words, feelings, actions or choices. I get that, the things I will not tolerate are all limits.
I also get that I have a limit to how much time, energy and patience I have each day.
But, is that all that sentence means? Is that all there is to it? On my path to becoming my true and authentic self, do I really need to know my own limits?
I mean, what if I don’t want to know the limit of my love for myself, my children or others? What if I don’t want to know the limit of compassion I can feel? What if I don’t want a limit to the peace and gratitude I strive to obtain in my mind, body and spirit each and every day?
What if I don’t want to live my life within any limits? What if not knowing and not believing that I have limits is exactly what gets me out of bed each morning, makes my heart smile and guides me to act from a place of love instead of fear?
What if using the word “limit” is just simply too limiting for my life’s purpose?
What if each crack in my soul, where my light shines out, came from pushing a limit?
What if the author got it all wrong and the sentence is better worded this way…
“Blessed is the person who knows NO LIMITS?”
For all of you out there pushing your limits …
Keep on pushing through and let the light shine through the cracks in your soul.
Jill is the founder of Sunshine On Your Shoulder. A safe, non judgmental, non condemning space to express ones story, thoughts and feelings that offers assistance with the processing of them in an effort to celebrate, with you, all your soul needs to say. She also has a Facebook page and group with the same name.
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