Emotionally Draining Relationships – Why You Should Ditch Soul-Sucking Vampires

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Emotionally draining relationships are…. well…. draining!
These vampires are crafty too.  They dress up like concerned mother’s giving “advice” about who you should be dating.
They are co-workers who seem to be waiting for you around every corner with the latest horrible news of the day.
They often even show up as your best friend whom you cannot for the life of you even remember why you are friends in the first place.
But there they are.
You cringe at the very site of them almost emotionally bracing yourself for the blow.
You see the name pop up on your iPhone and you thank the high heavens for caller ID.
By the time your interaction is over you feel completely deflated and would have rather stuck forks in your eyes.
Yet, they are still in your life.

Why do we keep these “friends” in our lives?

Deep down we feel some sort of obligation to spend time with them.
Maybe it’s a family member that will guilt you into oblivion if you miss one of their life-sucking phone calls.
It’s like they have this mythical power over you to wipe out any chance of you having a good day with a simple text message.
But you’re not a jerk….. so you answer the call.

Family or not – THEY MUST GO

You cant just keep hoping they will go away on their own.
I am here to tell you… they wont!
Vampires have to feed.  And your emotions and energy are the main course.
Jen Gresham says….
 

Don’t be afraid to ditch the soul-suckersFinding the good in people, however, doesn’t mean you should provide equal opportunity to everyone who wants a piece of you.  Some people, like my father, have serious problems that I can’t solve.  If you want to take responsibility for someone, start with yourself.  Surround yourself with generous, emotionally healthy individuals and ditch the guilt.

Start Small – Take Your Energy Back

Start today to remove just one emotionally draining relationship from your life.
Right now I am sure you already have one person in mind that you KNOW your life would be better without.
If you do not protect your mental health you will always fall victim to this prey.
Why are they in your life?
I mean… really?
If you do not have a compelling reason that involves them enhancing your everyday experience……….  GIVE THEM THE AX!

Read the full story at everydaybright.com

11 Simple Ways To Eliminate Stress In Under 7 Minutes

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Stress is all around us.
Lurking in the shadows.
It hangs out at you surprise meeting at work.
It flattens your tire during a rain storm.
It sends you an unexpected bill during your vacation.
It even has the audacity to break your air conditioning unit in the dead of summer.

It’s time to fight back.

If we start to feel defeated and let our emotions get the best of us…. HE WINS!
Not on my watch.

11 Simple Ways To Beat Stress At His Own Game

 

Medicate yourself with laughter. The quickest way to do this is to watch a comedy movie. It’s impossible to stay glum when Dumb & Dumber’s playing in front of you!

This is a tactic my muse (the gorgeous Cece in the picture) and I used when we were pre-comeback a few years ago.  We made it a point to ONLY watch comedy movies or sitcoms for about 3 months straight.
It may seem simple but think about how you actually feel at the end of watching a show filled with blood and murder like a CSI type show.
Do you think it relaxes you or enhances your already stressful day?

Cheat on your diet. Go ahead and have a bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough ice-cream.

In moderation of course.  If you have been good all week and you know without a doubt it will make you feel gooooooood, then go for it.  Just don’t make it a habit.  Then you will have a whole new kind of stress.

Get a Cat Massage

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Chill like the Graceful Otter

 
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Do something you love: knitting, painting, baking.  Research shows that simple, feel-good hobbies envelope you in overall serenity and reduce blood pressure. They can be as relaxing as yoga!

This one is my favorite.  You should be spending some time each and every day doing something you love.  Something for you.  You deserve it.
At the end of the day you need to take care of you.  There is nothing more I can say about that.
If you are not nurturing your innermost desires on a daily basis you just might find you do not have the enthusiasm for life you once had.
Life this life.  It’s the only one you have.

Read the full story at care2.com

30 Ways To Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Life

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I know you do not want to hear this but…
The only one stopping you from being successful is YOU!
Doesn’t it seem like all of the bad things you “thought” would happen … seem to happen?  That even though you say you want to be happy you keep getting further and further away from it?
Luckily Marc had put together a list of the “30 things to stop doing to yourself” that should hopefully act as a wake-up call for you and you can begin to totally turn your life around TODAY!
I am rooting for you.
 

When you stop chasing the wrong things you givethe right things a chance to catch you.

1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.  If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you.  You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot.  Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth.  And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.

This is one of my favorites and I am glad that this is number one!  I am sure you have heard many of the similar phases like “you are what you eat” or “you become what you think about” or “you are who you hang out with”.
I test you to take a good look at the people you have in your life and ask yourself … do they add value to your everyday experiences or seem to drain the life out of it?  For most people the answer to this is obvious.
You know who you are.  You know you have a family member that makes you wish you were adopted. Yet, you find yourself in their company more often than not.

4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner. – The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.  Yes, help others; but help yourself too.  If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.

This is especially true for parents and married people.  For some reason we have it in our head that we need to feel bad if we do ANYTHING for ourselves when we have a family.  We have learned all the way back to grade school that being “selfish” is bad.
This really burns me up!
Let me ask you when was the last time you actually did something for yourself?  Do you even still remember who you are?  The problem with putting everybody else first is that you eventually lose who you are.
Remember when you get on an airplane and they tell you “In case of cabin pressure loss there will be masks that drop down from the sky.  It is very important that you put your own mask on first before trying to help other put theirs on.”
How long can you go helping everyone else breathe before you eventually collapse?
Learn to take care of yourself!  Study this list and begin today to stop self-sabotaging your life!

Read the full story at marcandangel.com

Wayne Dyer Wishes Fulfilled Review, Summary and Study Guide

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Join us while were dive into our Wayne Dyer’s newest book “Wishes Fulfilled” review and study guide.
We will give you all the things we did like. All the things we didn’t like.
How to apply his book to your life and start having your wishes fulfilled.
We will be doing a chapter by chapter summary with a review and steps on how to apply what we have learned to our lives.
Overall this book was different than what we are used to from Wayne Dyer and I think everyone will truly enjoy it.
Read more at about Wayne Dyer’s Latest book Wishes Fulfilled at Hay House here https://coachcomeback.com/book-reviews/go/wishesfulfilled
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