Boundaries as a Laughing Matter?

The mystery of boundaries was a discussion point today with me and a couple of wonderful friends. Each of us being survivors of less than functional home environments, chuckled at how uncomfortable we feel when we set first set healthy boundaries. There is such a rush of empowerment, then codependency bites and fear attacks; we spent time listening to one woman's fear, then validating and sharing laughter as we reminded each other to stay in the moment and trust God.