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When we set healthy energetic
boundaries and hold others accountable for their choices, we become more loving, compassionate people.
yourself, and give yourself permission to remove yourself from the situation as soon as possible. You can get some fresh air, tell the person you will call them back, or drift over to mingle with people who give off positive energy. You can radiate love from a distance without losing yourself. Notice how this practice beneficially affects your physical and emotional well-being.
Re-evaluate: When encountering negativity, ask yourself,“ How can this interaction with this person help me spiritually grow?” or“ What is this person or situation showing me about myself?” Every exchange in life ― good, bad, or neutral ― is an opportunity to become free of your fear-based patterns and self-sabotaging behaviors, and open your heart in love.
Restore: After any negative encounter or situation, it’ s crucial that you detox the lower vibrational energies you have absorbed. Taking deep cleansing breaths, showering, and spending time in nature are simple ways to clear your energy system. All of these will ground you and bring you back into energetic balance and resonance.
Raise: Raise your energy vibration by opening your heart and surrounding the person or situation in love. Love brings you into non-resonance with lower vibrations, and you can radiate love from a distance without compromising your own energies. As a conduit of love, you can strive to see“ negative nellies” as catalysts to elevate your energy and engage your highest self.
Re-enter: When you re-enter the negative environment, do so slowly, with loving intent, and conscious awareness as to which of your buttons are likely to be pushed again. Make sure you are fully centered. Use the“ broken record technique,” which is repeating a neutral statement to reduce any emotional volatility. Keep your interactions short and sweet, end conversations swiftly and with compassion, and lessen the time and duration you spend in toxic situations.
It’ s possible to be compassionate and accepting of another person while still holding that person accountable for their words and behavior. One of the barriers to practicing compassionate detachment is the fear of setting boundaries and holding people accountable. Not holding them accountable for their unhealthy choices, however, actually impedes their capability to help themselves and spiritually grow.
In reality, when we set healthy energetic boundaries and hold others accountable for their choices, we become more loving, compassionate people. When we take full responsibility for every choice in our lives, we cannot be a victim, only a co-creator. Above all, when we set compassionate boundaries, we love and value ourselves by showing others how we wish to be treated. Then we can be responseable even in the most challenging circumstances, and attract everyone and everything we need to manifest a more fulfilling reality.
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