try knocking before entering.
We learn from an early age that before entering someone else’s house or room, we are supposed to knock. It’s courteous, respectful, and friendly to do so. I also tap gently on my tarot cards before I use them and I knock on the space in front of a tree before I talk to it. I also try to imaginatively knock before I go inward to meditate. Think about ways you can incorporate this wonderfully protective and polite practice into your daily life. We have very little protection from texts, emails, phone calls, or people in a crowded store or on a city street. When we practice gently ‘knocking’ before giving people advice, or passing in a hurry, or even getting into our own cars, we learn to respect our own boundaries. Instead of instantly reacting to a message, or leaping up when the phone rings, we find ways to protect our own space. I think that, in the process, all our interactions become more respectful, friendly, and peaceful, including our interactions with ourselves.