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Of course if you happen to be born into a family or culture where self-sacrifice and over-giving are rewarded and it is the only way you’ve ever been noticed or received attention, it’s not really mental illness. It’s an adaptive strategy to a pathological situation. Happily, once you notice this in yourself, you can tap into your inner power to change the situation.
Expressing and acting on positive emotions will steer you in the direction you want to go. They will bring beauty and support into your life.
every emotion signifies a genuine need that isn’t being met (at least for an empath—not necessarily a vampire).
There is no other way to heal pain and move into joy than to feel it and move through it. Eventually you have to wail and moan—shed tears—and then surrender to a Higher Power. Otherwise, all this energy will get stuck in your body
Unresolved pain and trauma from childhood or from your family genetic line will continue to operate below the surface—creating the opposite of a healthy, joyful life. And any attempt to think positively or change your beliefs without actually identifying the source
the pain and allowing that pain to be felt and released simply won’t work.
Divine Love
“I now send Divine Love out into the world in front of me, all around me, and behind me. I am Divinely protected as I go out into the world today.”
Set a timer for 10 minutes. Sit with your back straight. (You don’t need to be in any unusual position.) Close your eyes. Now imagine a cord running from your belly button into the center of the earth. Imagine earth’s energy coming back up to your belly button.
“What can I learn from today?”
Checking in at the end of the day helps you see your progress so you don’t lose momentum. What we pay attention to expands.
Self-sacrifice and martyrdom have been tools of Darkness used by Darkness in the old energy. They are the tools of enslavement.
When you give away your power or focus on trying to fix the unfixable, you dim your light. And that is one of the lessons you came to learn.
Whenever you feel guilt or shame or humiliation, you can get through it
Everything you do for yourself makes it safer for others to do better for themselves. Everything you do for you, you’re doing for the whole—
The Darkness sponsors unbelief.
When you reject the intangible, you decrease your access to the light, and that’s when the dark sits on you.
you have to choose to step out of fear.
Fear immobilizes you. It’s the dark part of you that says, “I cannot get ahead.” “I’m too old.” “It’s normal to get sick as you get older.” “It’s too late for me.” “I can’t change this.”
fear is food for Darkness.
When you give in to your fear, your anger, or your sadness, you are fueling the Darkness and giving power to the vampires.
“Dear God . . . show me. Show me.” Just say, “I’m ready to know. Show me what I’m meant to do. I’m ready to listen.” Don’t be surprised if love flows into your heart. If angels take your hands and vampires retreat.
“To thine own self be true”
next time someone pulls at your heart strings—but never, ever does anything for themselves other than feed off your goodwill—
“You haven’t been chosen. You’ve been targeted.”
“I’m sorry for your pain. Bless you.” You might even do it with the same force as “F**K you.” But it’s “BLESS you”
In order for you to access your full power as a creative human being, you have to be for something.
martyrdom and self-sacrifice are not sustainable. And though they are well-worn paths for empaths, please guard against them.
standing for the light.
stop buying into ageism in all its forms.
Pronoia—the belief that the universe is conspiring for your good. Here’s the thing. The more you look for what’s good, the more of it you will see. And the more the darkness will run the other way.
One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts,
