I tell you time and time again to lose the boundaries that have claimed you. At the same time, in terms of your life in the world and in relationships, I also suggest that there may be boundaries to make. Even so, know that it may be possible that some day you will not have to set personal boundaries or even think about them. It is possible that your light will shine so brightly that people in your life will know where to step and where not to step.

The absence of boundaries does not mean that it's okay for anyone to step on your toes. You do not have to roll over for everyone or give to everyone whatever it is they want from you. They are not to infringe on you. In terms of the world, you have your space that is no one else's to step on. I am not so much thinking of the physical space, beloveds, though, as the world is, there is that too. Certainly, if you are asleep in a bed in the space you call a home that you live in, it is not okay for anyone is to walk in and disturb your sleep. Because someone wants to lie down, doesn't mean you are to get out of your bed.

What do I mean then? I mean you are entitled to your own peace and quiet. You are entitled to work. You are entitled to play. Stretch yourself in your service to make the world divine, and keep yourself intact.

You are the decider, beloved. In order to serve, you give everything you have to give. You give that which, at your state of consciousness, you give gladly. What I am saying is that it is your choice what you give. The choice belongs to you and to Me, no other. The seeming others are not the directors of you.

Dear Ones, if someone wants your time, you do not always have to give it. Because you are a giver does not mean you have lost your will. Perhaps you serve better when you do not give yourself away flagrantly. That you give does not mean that others have the right to take.

I address this to those of you who, in your desire to love and give, may wear yourselves out. By all means, you do not always put yourself first, but that doesn't mean that you always put others' needs ahead of your own. There are those who can do this with complete happiness and ease. You are not yet one of them.

You have nothing to prove, beloveds.

There is a fine line between giving and giving too much. You do not have to be the best and grandest server in the world. Make sure that your desire is to serve and not have to prove anything. It is true that there may be times when it is right to give your life for another. There are times when it is right to give others' needs precedence over your own. Make sure this is your decision and not ego's need to erase yourself.

We are talking about truth. Stretch yourself. Act in the highest. Give service to your brothers and respect your own well-being. The time will come when you are totally freed from bondage. Until then, it is a delicate line.

When it is no longer a delicate line you have to walk, you will not even think about it. You will not get worn out. At that time, you will gain energy from all service you give.