Every human being must have boundaries in order to have successful relationships or a successful performance in life. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“boundaries define your soul, and they help you to guard it and maintain it (Prov. 4:23).” — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Boundaries are a “litmus test” for the quality of our relationships. Those people in our lives who can respect our boundaries will… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Developing boundaries in young children is that proverbial ounce of prevention. If we teach responsibility, limit setting, and delay of gratification early… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
If your boundary training consists only of words, you are wasting your breath. But if you 'do' boundaries with your kids, they… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
One of the first signs that you’re beginning to develop boundaries is a sense of resentment, frustration, or anger at the subtle… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
The idea of submission is never meant to allow someone to overstep another's boundaries. Submission only has meaning in the context of… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Growth in setting emotional boundaries must always be at a rate that takes into account your past injuries. Otherwise, you could fail… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
When we can't hold back, or set boundaries, on what comes from our lips, our words are in charge-not us. But we… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“We can't manipulate people into swallowing our boundaries by sugarcoating them. Boundaries are a "litmus test" for the quality of our relationships.… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“After all, the ultimate goal of learning boundaries is to free us up to protect, nurture, and develop the lives God has… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
The twin sister to autonomy and freedom is responsibility and accountability. You cannot have one with out the other. If someone is… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Boundaries define us. They define what is me and what is not me. A boundary shows me where i end and someone… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
When we begin to set boundaries with people we love, a really hard thing happens: they hurt. They may feel a hole… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“If your boundaries have been injured, you may find that when you are in conflict with someone, you shut down without even… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that's present. — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Are we paying attention to what is important, inhibiting the things that will not help or will hurt us, and keeping current?” — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Neglecting them leads to spiritual and emotional problems; having them met, however, frees us to meet the needs of others cheerfully and without resentment.… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“we need people to whom we can talk and who will understand without invalidating our feelings by saying the following: You shouldn’t feel that… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“What appear to be dangerous and even bad periods in some lives can actually bring them closer to the Lord, because these individuals honestly… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“We are drawn to Jesus because “he learned obedience from what he suffered” (Heb. 5:8). People who are growing up are also drawn to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
If you want to become healthy, you have to surround yourself with a group of people that are getting healthy, and you have to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel. — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives. — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Forgiveness and opening up to more abuse are not the same thing. Forgiveness has to do with the past. Reconciliation and boundaries have to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“The old saying, “Don’t get mad. Just get even” isn’t accurate. It’s far better to say, “Don’t get mad. Set a limit!” Myth” — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“When we fail to express our needs, we remain islands unto ourselves—detached, alone, arrogant, and proud. But when we expose our needs, we are… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Receiving forgiveness when we know we’ve truly blown it is a humbling and growth-producing experience. It’s the only thing better than forgiving someone else.… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
