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I am made for more than a vicious cycle of eating, gaining, stressing...
- Lysa TerKeurst
I have these boundaries in place not for restriction but to define the parameters of my freedom. My brokenness can't handle more freedom than this right now. And I'm good with that.
- Lysa TerKeurst
And if I spend resources I don't have, I will eventually bankrupt myself.
- Lysa TerKeurst
My weight loss goal isn't a number on the scale. My real weight loss goal is peace.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Yes, I've lost pounds and inches. But not being weighted down mentally and spiritually by the constant feeling of defeat is the real victory.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Will this choice add to my peace or steal from it? Remember, nothing tastes as good as peace feels.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Saying yes all the time won't make me Wonder Woman. It will make me a worn-out woman.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Just because we extend forgiveness doesn't mean we keep that person in our close-knit circle.
- Lysa TerKeurst
We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Where there is an abundance of chaos, there is usually a lack of good boundaries.
- Lysa TerKeurst
We must not confuse the command to love with the disease to please. And it's not just because of the vicious cycles of people pleasing, although that's part of it. I miss Best Yes opportunities sometimes because I simply don't know they're part of the equation. I get all twisted up in making the decision to check either the Yes or No box, not realizing there is a third box that reads Best Yes.
- Lysa TerKeurst
placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.
- Lysa TerKeurst