Cathy — first key is to release your need for them to not be upset. In fact, it would be a little weird if they WEREN’T upset! After all, from their perspective, you’re changing the rules… and perhaps even making their lives less easy, in some way. Second is to sit with them and say, “I’ve got some new things I’m doing in my life, to make me a better ____. So the way it’s going to work, from here, is ______. It might be a little wonky for ALL of us to make the shift, since we’ve been doing it x way for so long, but I know we can do it — and just watch: it’ll make things BETTER!!” Of course, if you’re talking with preverbal people, it’s different. It’s more physical. Like pulling them off your body — again… and again — while you’re in the middle of a yoga pose. 🙂 Repetition always helps… and giving things a little time for the shift to “stick.” Blessings on that!

I just affirmed my boundaries with a multiple-times freebie seeker this morning and I am SO pleased with myself. I’ve never done something like this before… if I engaged more I would have gotten so resentful!

So I didn’t reply to her last comment (it technically didn’t need a reply) and just archieved the conversation and it was great! Wow.

Thank you for concrete actions I will implement today. You have answered a couple of questions I have asked myself this year.

May blessings from sharing this multiply and flow back into your family and business.