Outside Gets inside Through her skin.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- External pressures or emotions penetrate the speaker's physical or emotional boundaries.
- In plain terms
- Outside influences enter her body.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect your boundaries from outside stress.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What enters you from outside?
- How do you protect yourself?
Another view
The metaphor is abstract and open to interpretation.
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