Boundaries Quotes Novels & Stories

nakangisi nitong sabi. Napatigil ako sa sinabi niya at bahagyang napalunok. “Sir…” mahina kong sabi. “We have boundaries… Right?” pag papaalala ko sakaniya tungkol sa usapan namin kagabi. Nagulat ako ng bigla siyang natawa “Boundaries? Like the ones you keep breaking every time you look at me like that?” aniya. “I’m not looking at you like anything!” sabat ko.

Go for the person who treated you in a way you haven’t treated. We attract the same person who hurt us because it became natural for us. And we meet the someone who love us different, and treat us right, and we tend to push the person because we don’t used to that kind of treatment. If someone doesn’t respect your boundary, walk away; it’s a sign, a red flag. Do you think anger is bad? It’s a healthy one becuase you’ll be aware of your boundaries, and what to tolerate and is not. It feels better that self love is a prioritize and becoming normal.

Napaghandaan ko na ito. "Bridging gaps is ideal, Architect, but pragmatism is necessary," matigas kong sagot. "Ang walls na tinutukoy niyo ay hindi para mag-isolate, kundi para mag-provide ng necessary boundary. In architecture, as in life, boundaries are essential to maintain the integrity of a space." Bahagyang nag-angat ng kilay ang dalawang juror sa sagot ko. Maging si Alistair ay napatigil sandali. Alam kong nakuha niya ang double meaning ng sinabi ko.

Dahil alam niyang hindi rin magtatagal ay makakahanap rin ito ng taong tunay talaga nitong magugustuhan, in a right age and in a right time. But it doesn't mean that he's going to break his wall just for her. May mga bagay parin na binibigyan niya ng limitasyon. A reminder for his self that he should not cross the boundaries or else he will ended up stumble and it would be his greatest downfall. ****** "Masaya 'yata ang baby ko ngayon 'ah, naku Alisha Alouette, sinasabi ko saʼyo hindi pa humuhupa ang sakit ng ulong ibinigay ng kuya mo kaya wag-"

Huminga ako nang malalim, pinipiling huwag paikutin ang usapan. “Hindi,” sagot ko, malinaw. “At hindi lang dahil ayaw ko.” Kumunot ang noo niya. “May iba na,” dagdag ko. Tahimik siya sandali, at sa katahimikang iyon, alam kong tumama ang sinabi ko. “Siya na naman,” bulong niya, hindi galit, pero may halong pagod. “Hindi lang tungkol sa kanya ‘to,” sagot ko. “Tungkol ‘to sa boundaries.”

“But… if I stop, won’t they think I’m selfish?” “Selfishness is different from self-respect. Setting boundaries doesn’t make you less kind. It makes you wise. Hindi mo kailangang hayaan na abusuhin ka para lang masabing mabuti kang tao. Real kindness comes with balance… you help, but you also protect yourself.” …

“Mahal na mahal ko siya. Hindi ko siya ipagpapalit. Lalung-lalo na sa ‘yo.” Kita ko ang pamumuo ng luha sa mga mata niya. May bahaging nakaramdam ng awa—dahil minsan din kaming may pinagsamahan—pero mas nangingibabaw ang galit at matinding pagod. At sa sandaling iyon, alam kong tama ang ginagawa ko. Kahit masakit. Kahit may masasaktan. “Respect my boundaries,” mariin kong sabi. “Kung hindi mo irerespeto ‘yan, hindi ko alam kung mapapatawad pa kita.”

“Labanan mo ako. Tumayo ka sa lugar mo. Kasi ‘yan ‘yung dahilan kung bakit ka pa rin nandito.” It should’ve sounded like a challenge. Pero hindi. Parang respeto. I exhaled. “You’re infuriating.” He smirked. “I’ve been called worse.” “I’m sure.” Tahimik. Two stubborn people, one impossible tension. Then I turned to leave. “If I’m going to keep working for you,” I said, not looking back, “then this—whatever this is—needs boundaries.” “Boundaries,” he echoed. “Understood.”

“Excuse me.” Hindi pa man ito nakakasagot ay agad ko na itong iniwan. I’m not in the mood to deal with such people. It’s not being rude. I’m just simple showing him the boundaries I’ve set between my personal life and my business. Sa tinagal-tagal ko naging single, nasasanay na ako sa mga tingin na binibigay ng mga kalalakihang may koneksyon sa mga kliyente ko at hindi na ako naninibago sa mga ganong klaseng galawan.

sagot ko, hindi ko alam kung paano iparating ang lahat ng nararamdaman ko. Tumahimik siya saglit, at naramdaman ko ang tensyon sa pagitan namin. "Kiera, hindi ko nais na magdulot ng problema sa'yo. Hindi ko inaasahan na mangyari ito, ngunit kailangan kong magtakda ng boundaries. Hindi ko rin kayang makita kang nasasaktan dahil sa mga bagay na wala ka namang kinalaman."