Friday, October 22, 2022
You are responsible for your own happiness. You are the guardian of your own, inner peace. You have the sole responsibility of keeping situations and people from disturbing you. Compassion is one thing, but concern has an empathic implication. Be careful not to absorb the negative energy of others. You simply cannot help others by taking on their emotional pain. What they need is an example, not for you to be an empathic sponge. Worry and the so-called concern for others is just making you feel rotten, and that’s not helping the situation.
Today is a day to refocus your energy and rekindle a stronger sense of your own responsibility for inner joy. Avoid taking on the negative emotions of others. Stand guard when you read those contentious emails. Keep your cool when you feel yourself getting drawn into the demands of a petulant child. Protect yourself from the aggression of an impatient driver. Center yourself if you get triggered by an ill-mannered spouse. Increase your awareness of how things impact you, and deflect negative energy. Notice when you or others start complaining. Then have the power to change the subject matter to something more positive.
Be a radical, unwavering pillar of happiness. Be a strong beacon of hope. Be a radiant being who knows no negativity. Be strong in your own happiness – it takes so much determination to remain aloft, above the pull of the negative thoughts, emotions, and actions of others. It’s good to be compassionate, but not if it dampens your inner wellness. It’s not your responsibility to “remove” the thorn of the emotional pain of others. Remove the sting of your own emotional pain! You can only be a lighthouse, an example that guides people towards their own shore of inner peace. Show them how to get there by standing firmly in your own disposition of joy and peace.