Actress and yoga teacher Maxene Magalona is done reading a book which in essence spoke about having healthy boundaries.
Magalona talked about the benefits of reading the book “Set Boundaries Find Peace” as can be seen in her Instagram page today, June 26, where she also showed the book, and herself having a beverage.
She quoted the book: “Boundaries are expectations and needs that help you feel safe and comfortable in your relationships. Expectations in relationships help you stay mentally and emotionally well. Learning when to say no and when to say yes is also an essential part of feeling comfortable when interacting with others.”
Magalona believes the book will help her “strengthen my relationship with myself as it is all about learning how to set healthy boundaries—a term which I had never heard of until just a couple of years ago.”
“Since I used to be a chronic people pleaser, I never knew that I could actually say no to the things that were not in alignment with my truth. I used to just say yes to everyone and everything around me due to fear of being rejected or disliked,” she explained.
Aware that this is not being taught in schools, Magalona feels it is “definitely worth learning because it will help us maintain our mental and emotional well-being.”
“Having healthy boundaries will allow us the space and freedom to be who we really are in our relationships. There will be no need to pretend and please others,” she said. “The desire to be liked and validated by everyone around us comes from the ego.”
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Magalona feels that “knowing ourselves authentically and feeling inwardly secure in God’s love are the effects of connecting to our soul.”
She learned that not all will align “with the truth of who we are” and that “we can gently release it and move towards the things that add value to our lives.”
With this, she just let go of everything that brings her down and drains her energy and decided to “invest my time in what truly serves and uplifts me.”
“Souls who have healthy boundaries are those who have a strong sense of self-love and self-respect because we know our worth and will not allow anyone or anything to make us feel less than who we truly are,” she stressed. JB
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