Privacy.  Touch.  Time.  Money.  

Each equally important.

When we respect boundaries, we help grow trust.

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Guidelines around TOUCH, PRIVACY and TRANSPARENCY

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Seems like a silly thing to address in this socially distanced time yet still important to say.  Especially if friends or family are physically in the room together.  If someone has big feelings, whatever they are-- tears, shaking  sweating, yawning, let them.  Don't touch.  Let the person have all the big feelings.  Touch and words distract.  When a feeling moves through without interruption, it's released, out, over.  More often than not, when I reach out to touch someone having feelings, it's because of my own discomfort with feeling.  If I absolutely need to touch, ASK PERMISSION before acting.  If a person with big feelings asked to be held, that's different. 

Hold from the heart.

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Any personal story we share in our conversation is private, between us.  Your story is not mine to tell, nor is mine yours to tell.  Your experience and insights, what you've gleaned is yours to share with whomever you choose.

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