Tag: boundaries

  • I must decline, for secret reasons.

    I must decline, for secret reasons.

    E.B. White sent the above as a response to joining President Eisenhower’s Committee of the Arts and Sciences. When you establish a boundary, you don’t owe anyone an explanation. The boundary is for your health and safety; saying “no” to a request isn’t mean in and of itself. It’s okay to say “no” when you…