Can you establish boundaries as an expression of love?
Many of us find it difficult to set boundaries as and it seems to contradict the concept of unconditional love. According to the Kabbalistic equation, the sphere Gevurah is associated with setting limits and boundaries. Gevurah means strength ﹘ the strength to set limits and boundaries. On the Tree, Gevurah is located on the opposite side of the sphere, Chesed (the sefirah or sphere of loving kindness). The two sephirot share the common ground of love﹘chesed as unbounded love, Gevurah as bounded love. In other words, Gevurah represents the need to express love by saying, “no.” Setting boundaries is another form of expressing love.