I’ve Got This?

I’m an extreme person and can take healthy independence to a foolish, self-defeating place. My well-established trauma-induced fear response makes it easy to slip into detrimental self-sufficiency. Desperate to feel secure, I convince myself all I need is inner strength to pull me through. I flounder for answers that aren’t coming while thinking “I’ve got this,” only to be left feeling dejected. Sinking deeper into disconnection and depression, I distance myself from my Higher Power and the people who want to help me.

This insidious form of self-sabotage is a destructive personality trait I must keep in check, and I do it through collaboration.

Collaboration with well-adjusted, successful people is an excellent way for me to get out of my own way and proceed with assurance. God speaks through humans, and my messages for health and wellness often transpire through people’s words and actions, through connection.

We are not meant to walk these roads alone. All of humanity is interconnected and the pull toward one another is strong for a reason. Support lifts us, creating an energy of inspiration and belief in ourselves. We need it, like we need fresh air, water, sunlight, and food. If I alone can inspire myself to create, heal, learn, and grow, I wouldn’t need you. I imagine that’s why there are eight billion of us on the planet, to inspire each other.

Co-inspiration, or mutual support, creates emotional intimacy, the safe space where we find deep and meaningful connection.

Managing who you interact with because you don’t want to hear what they have to say, to self-protect, is a great disservice to you. Allow the universe to provide you with the souls you need at the moment you need them. Denying yourself access to certain people inhibits the intuitive pull to go deeper into your soul, and to grow.

There is a lot of talk lately about protecting your energy. And you must, to a certain degree. I like knowing I can handle myself no matter what energy surrounds me instead of feeling like I must dodge the threat of negative energy. You can handle whatever energy comes your way, and if it feels draining, walk away. Your intuition will help you discern when difficult energy becomes harmful energy. You hold that kind of power!

Trust yourself to show up confident in your ability to take care of yourself.

You don’t need to hide from people who may not bring out the best in you. These people are often mirrors and create the greatest change inside of us. 80/20 is a good rule of thumb. Stick with those who make you feel like sunshine 80% of the time, and the other 20%, be open. Everyone who crosses your path serves a purpose, and the troublesome folk teach us how to stand firm in our own power.

Assisting in emotional evolution and spiritual ascension, collaboration advances consciousness and healing. It’s the greatest source of inspiration we can offer ourselves and the world. Co-creating with each other’s minds and souls, we expand and transform into our optimum selves, side-by-side, until we transition to the afterlife.

Then we co-create some more.