1 . The new radio programme from Self-help expert Glennon Doyle unexpectedly disturbed me. In a session of We Can Do Hard Things, she focuses on boundaries and their importance to our mental happiness. I heartily agree with her, because saying a polite but firm “no” is one of the basics for a happy life. I was, however, interested when she raised the idea that perhaps, as well as learning when to confirm our boundaries, we also need to stretch them. When does a boundary become a cage that locks us away?
Isn’t it always the case that just as you think you’ve got an area of life nailed; somebody comes along to show you that that’s not the case? As I listened, I started to see boundaries that might cause more problems than they were solving.
There was the work boundary that said that unless a project fell exactly into my topics, I wouldn’t take it-which meant that I turned down work that was otherwise interesting and rewarding.
There was the boundary that said I wasn’t to buy anything until I’d reached my savings goal-which resulted in me having to restart my laptop 20 times a day.
And then there was a boundary around relationships that set out exactly how I should be treated and what I wanted in them. Helpful to some extent, it blocked me from allowing someone to express their love for me, even if it wasn’t quite what I had predicted.
Had I been doing boundaries wrong all the time? Did I need to figure them all out again? I’ve spent the past few weeks looking at the boundaries I’ve secretly put in place, and I’ve let myself lower some that have been my protection over the years. Then I’ve come to the conclusion that, when it comes to boundaries, I’m a beginner again, and that’s fine. In fact, being back at the beginning is a blessing because it means there are still lessons to be learned and adventures to be had and that is something for which I can only be grateful.
1. What has really interested the author in Glennon Doyle’s programme?| A．The importance of confirming our boundaries. |
| B．The benefits of boundaries to our happiness. |
| C．The urgency of maintaining our boundaries. |
| D．The necessity of reassessing our boundaries. |
| A．We should favour savings goals over boundaries. |
| B．Boundaries tend to keep us from potential friends |
| C．Boundaries are very likely to relieve boredom at work. |
| D．We should stick to boundaries despite inconvenience. |
| A．Relaxed. | B．Depressed. | C．Pressured. | D．Amused. |
| A．Just when you think you’ve got things sorted. | B．Just where you believe there’s no way out |
| C．How can we live a life without boundaries? | D．How do we become victims of boundaries? |
1. My daughter, Jane, never dreamed receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
2. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probable right.
3. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honest in this world!’
4. Work on it had been begun before my sister left.
5. A girl came in and put a envelope on his desk.
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