Protection From Negativity.
When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily.
Question:
At my school, I have someone in my project group which is negative almost all the time. If something goes wrong at school or private he can walk around with it, thinking about it all the day. It bothers me quite a lot.
I tried to let him read a small piece of what you’re teaching is about but he couldn’t process it. But I’m afraid that he will drag me into this negative spiral and influence my wellbeing psychological and therefore also physical. I’m afraid this will influence my results at school. Or could it be I need this person just so I can realize that what he thinks or says is not what life is like for me? And that it might keep me concentrated on being conscious…
Response:
The easiest way to protect yourself from negativity is to naturally radiate your own positivity. Don’t bother yourself or be afraid of what he is doing. Just the fear that his negativity will contaminate you, exposes you to that influence. It’s all right to see his impact on your life as a something that you don’t want to encourage, but if you really want to make the best use of it, find out what it is in you that feels so threatened by him. If you can identify and integrate the negativity and fear within you that is reflected in your relationship with this person, then you will have learned a skill that will help you for the rest of your life.
Love,
Deepak
I totally understand you and had a similar case with a work colleague. Hearing such negativity day after day after day... for 3 years. I tried to understand. Then ignore. Then to go away. Then to explain... nothing helped. Recently we got in a quite serious fight, with yelling etc. It really was a horrible day. After it, we were silent for the rest of the day. I was not able to sleep well that night. I knew I was "right" in wanting to stay positive, but didn't want to keep such an icy atmosphere in the office by claiming I was right... so I conciously decided to step back and to be the first to apologise. I bought a nice bottle of prosecco and a rose as a gift. Since then a couple of days passed. A little miracle happened - this person stared to realize what negativity in fact means, started to see her own negativity and words and especially feelings... and changed!!! But the point that triggered this I believe was my decision to apologise and to detach myself from the need to get her to change... the storm between us finally cleared the skies
I totally understand you and had a similar case with a work colleague. Hearing such negativity day after day after day... for 3 years. I tried to understand. Then ignore. Then to go away. Then to explain... nothing helped. Recently we got in a quite serious fight, with yelling etc. It really was a horrible day. After it, we were silent for the rest of the day. I was not able to sleep well that night. I knew I was "right" in wanting to stay positive, but didn't want to keep such an icy atmosphere in the office by claiming I was right... so I conciously decided to step back and to be the first to apologise. I bought a nice bottle of prosecco and a rose as a gift. Since then a couple of days passed. A little miracle happened - this person stared to realize what negativity in fact means, started to see her own negativity and words and especially feelings... and changed!!! But the point that triggered this I believe was my decision to apologise and to detach myself from the need to get her to change... the storm between us finally cleared the skies
I totally understand you and had a similar case with a work colleague. Hearing such negativity day after day after day... for 3 years. I tried to understand. Then ignore. Then to go away. Then to explain... nothing helped. Recently we got in a quite serious fight, with yelling etc. It really was a horrible day. After it, we were silent for the rest of the day. I was not able to sleep well that night. I knew I was "right" in wanting to stay positive, but didn't want to keep such an icy atmosphere in the office by claiming I was right... so I conciously decided to step back and to be the first to apologise. I bought a nice bottle of prosecco and a rose as a gift. Since then a couple of days passed. A little miracle happened - this person stared to realize what negativity in fact means, started to see her own negativity and words and especially feelings... and changed!!! But the point that triggered this I believe was my decision to apologise and to detach myself from the need to get her to change... the storm between us finally cleared the skies