By Nancy Virden (c)2026 AlwaysTheFight.com
It’s easier than you may think. You already have your answers, so you may just need the confidence to stick to them. If you want to set healthy boundaries and maintain them, keep these facts in mind.
- Know your values. Sean admires people who are disciplined and work hard at achieving their goals. This is one of his values. His goal is to open an online discount sporting goods store. When an acquaintance asks Sean to invest in a new scheme, Sean says no because it would interfere with his goal. What are your values? Compromise in this area may leave you feeling untrue to yourself.
- Know your priorities. Write a list of who and what you want to put first in your life. For many, family is number 1. But is it really? When outside sources want your time and money, do you tell the family to wait? Knowing your true priorities gives you a platform on which to say no. Perhaps another priority is your reputation. Will you say no the next time something comes up that could hurt your reputation?
- Consider your assets. How much money, energy, and emotional stamina do you have? Saying yes to something that will drain you is not wise. Sure, helping others may be difficult at times; however, losing all you’ve got to give goes beyond being unselfish. It is dangerous and even foolish. Say no to people and things that will take more than you can give.
Remember that boundaries are honest and fair. You have the right and duty to care for yourself.
-COMMENTS WELCOME
Today’s Helpful Word
Deuteronomy 33:25
May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze;
may you be secure all your days.”
If you are feeling suicidal or concerned about someone who is, in the U.S., call 988, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For a list of international suicide hotlines, go here.
If you are suicidal with a plan, immediately call 911 in the U.S. or go to your nearest emergency room; in the EU, call 112. (For other international emergency numbers, go here.) Hope and help are yours!
Always the Fight Ministries (ATFM) has been displaying compassion for those fighting mental illness, addiction, or abuse since 2012. Nancy is the founder and voice of ATFM and openly shares her emotional resurrection from despair.
NOTE: Nancy is not a doctor or a mental health professional and speaks only from personal experience and observations. This website is not intended to substitute for professional mental or behavioral health care.
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