WHAT STANDARDS CAN LOOK LIKE 🌷
I’ve came up with a few of my own that I’ve been practicing to go by:
* Not accepting disrespect, manipulation, or constant inconsistency
* Wanting communication instead of confusion
* Choosing people who make you feel safe, not anxious all the time
* Walking away from environments that drain you
* Expecting honesty, effort, loyalty, and reciprocity
* Not settling just because you fear being alone
* Wanting someone who aligns with your values, goals, and faith
* Requiring actions to match words
* Taking care of your body, hygiene, sleep, finances, and mental health
* Keeping promises to yourself
* Protecting your time and energy
* Building discipline even when emotions fluctuate
* Staying connected to God
* Being mindful of what influences your spirit
* Choosing peace over chaos
* Not abandoning yourself to keep others comfortable
A lot of women begin establishing standards after realizing:
* they’ve overextended themselves,
* accepted bare minimum behavior,
* or constantly put others before themselves.
Sometimes it feels so uncomfortable at first bc people who benefited from your lack of boundaries MAY react differently when you change but that’s on them, not you!