For years, I mistook sensing and soothing other people’s discomfort for love. Through meditation, yoga, self-study, and learning to stay with discomfort, I began to understand boundaries as a sacred practice, one that helps us discern what is ours to tend while remaining connected to ourselves and allowing others their own path.

Sometimes the human heart carries more than it was meant to hold. This reflection explores the spiritual heart and a quiet practice for placing what we carry into something larger.