Protect Your Energy

As you grow more intuitive and open, you may find that you are more sensitive to external influences. Though I believe we are all sensitive beings, I have discovered that some people are more sensitive than others (think allergies), while many others have had to desensitize themselves in order to function in an incompatible environment (think our very dense world). 
 
Whether a day job is heavy with "negative" people, or media feels too harsh to handle, or foods just don't seem to sit well in your belly these days, you are likely becoming ultra sensitive with your spiritual growth.
 
Rather than ignore these aggravations which drain your system, you can implement a few practices:

• Avoid media that makes you feel bad - news, reality shows, songs with demeaning words, horror films, etc.
• Imagine a "protective bubble" of love or light around yourself - shield yourself as often as necessary
• Wash your hands with water several times a day - "cleanse" energies that have attached to you
• Drink clean water and eat "pure" foods whenever possible - drink plenty of water and eat organic, whole and sustainably harvested foods
• Avoid crowds that are not in alignment with your values or intentions - pick your outings with care  
• Find time to meditate or be still to gather your own energies - allow for alone time and intentionally call your energy back
• Let go of healing others that haven't asked for it - pay attention to ways you try to "fix" others (energetically or otherwise) and learn to set boundaries and refrain  

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