Love is allowing with boundaries

To truly show love to someone, you must allow them to be themselves, experiencing their own growth and journey without commenting on, criticizing, or micromanaging it.

To truly love yourself, you must sense and know your boundaries and honor them as you allow others (and yourself) to grow. Without being clear about your boundaries, you are likely focusing on the small things that don’t matter and over-allowing the big things that do.

Love is allowing with boundaries, and boundaries exist to help you love people more, not less. Yet, you can love someone and know it’s correct to never talk to them again. Love is not proximity; it is allowing and honoring yourself.