CAN TOXIC PEOPLE HINDER MY HEALING?

DAY 25:  Assess whether there are any people in my life who are depleting me of my energy. “I paid very close attention to how energy dynamics affected me.  I realized that some people brought me energy while others took it away . . .   Her demands were annoying and I felt weary from the encounter.  I realized that I would have to protect my precious energy with keen caution.”  Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor

As I have been eliminating products that have toxic chemicals and eliminating foods that have too many toxicants, and as my body is slowly ridding itself of chemicals, I have begun assessing whether people can be toxic!  Then I  listened to a lecture by Jack Canfield and wouldn’t you know he began discussing the importance of surrounding ourselves with people who energize us.  He recommended that we make a list of all of our friends, relatives and acquaintances and then put a negative or positive sign beside each person. He strongly recommended our controlling how often we see people who negatively impact us.  Just as I was considering this advice, someone sent me the following  timely e-mail!  As I seek physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, it is necessary to determine who should be sitting in the front row of my theatre and  who need to be moved to the balcony of my life.  I am so grateful for the number of people who I definitely want to be in my front row!

Your Front Row

Submitted By: Angela N. Barber

- Life is a theater – invite your audience carefully.  Not everyone is spiritually healthy and mature enough to have a front row seat in our lives.

- There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance. It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you let go, or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going-anywhere relationships, friendships or fellowships.

- Observe the relationships around you.  Pay attention to which ones lift and which ones lean?  Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?  Which ones are on path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?

- When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel worse?  Which ones always have drama or don’t really understand, know and appreciate you and the gift that lies within you?

- When you seek growth, peace of mind, love and truth, the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the FRONT ROW and who should be moved to the balcony of your life.

- You cannot change the people around you…but you can change the people you are around!

- Pray for Godly wisdom and discernment and choose wisely the people who sit in the front row of your life.