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“God is in the neighborhood!”

The miracles you encounter when God is in the neighborhood! This statement means that, God is blessing those who are close to home (YOU). The community is receiving the harvest of seeds that were planted. It is told that when you are in celebration while God is visiting, God is sure to knock on your door! Indicating that as you are in celebration for others and in total praise by the goodness of things around you, your energy is attracting your own goodness and blessings.

“You ready big fella?”

When the community win, we alllll win! Never too short of time will yours be arriving at your door.

From an astrological view: Jupiter is also in the sky right neoww with Sun being in Pisces! Jupiter is allllll about faith, beliefs, expansion, and miraculous blessings. Walking by faith and not by sight is the best way to be during this season while Jupiter is on the throne. Take a look and see where Pisces is in your chart to get a deeper detail of the themes of this season.

So we give thanks for our praising in advance. For our praises place us in alignment of our ire (blessings). It prepares us for the goodness that is arriving. May we continue to be in the spirit of gratitude as the goodness that is promised to us has been received!

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Healing Empath Fatigue: Embracing Your Sensitivity Mindfully Shaina Tranquilino July 8, 2024

Empaths possess a unique gift—the ability to deeply feel and understand the emotions of others. This sensitivity, however, can come at a cost: empath fatigue. Constantly absorbing and processing the energies around them can leave empaths feeling drained, overwhelmed, and even disconnected from themselves. Yet, there is a way to navigate this terrain without sacrificing one's well-being: through mindful and energetic self-care.

Understanding Empath Fatigue

Empath fatigue isn't just about physical tiredness; it's a holistic exhaustion that affects the mind, body, and spirit. When empaths absorb the emotions and energies of others without proper boundaries or self-care practices, it can lead to burnout and emotional imbalance. The challenge lies in maintaining empathy without allowing it to overwhelm and deplete one's own energy reserves.

The Importance of Cleansing and Protecting Your Energy

One of the fundamental practices for empaths is learning how to cleanse and protect their energy field. This involves clearing out energies that aren't theirs and establishing boundaries to prevent energetic overwhelm. Here are some effective techniques:

Visualization: Imagine a protective shield of light surrounding you, filtering out negative energies while allowing positive ones to pass through.

Salt Baths: Soaking in a bath with Epsom salts or sea salt can help draw out negative energies absorbed throughout the day.

Nature Connection: Spending time in nature, such as walking barefoot on grass or near water, can naturally cleanse and recharge your energy.

Mindful Practices for Renewal

In addition to cleansing, empaths benefit greatly from regular renewal practices that nurture their own energy and well-being:

Self-Compassion: Practice kindness and understanding towards yourself. Embrace your sensitivity as a gift rather than a burden.

Setting Boundaries: Learn to say no when necessary and prioritize your own needs without guilt.

Mindfulness and Meditation: These practices can help empaths stay grounded, centered, and aware of their own emotions versus those they pick up from others.

Embracing Your Empathic Nature

Healing empath fatigue isn't just about protection and renewal—it's also about embracing your empathic nature with confidence and purpose. Recognize that your ability to feel deeply is a strength that can bring immense compassion and understanding to your relationships and communities.

Empath fatigue is a real challenge, but with mindful practices and self-care, empaths can navigate their sensitivity without losing themselves in the emotions of others. By learning to cleanse, protect, and renew their energy, empaths can not only survive but thrive in a world that needs their empathy now more than ever. Embrace your sensitivity, honour your boundaries, and prioritize your own well-being—you deserve it.

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Reminder Reflections 265

You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.

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Recognizing and Handling Manipulation in Co-Parenting: A Real Conversation Breakdown

Co-parenting can be an emotional rollercoaster, especially when manipulation, control, and emotional abuse seep into the conversations. Recently, I found myself in a dialogue with my co-parent that started as a simple reminder about our child’s baseball practice but quickly evolved into an exchange filled with subtle manipulation and control tactics.

In this blog post, I’ll share a detailed breakdown of our conversation, highlighting the manipulative behaviors at play and explaining how I handled them. By understanding these patterns, you can learn to identify manipulation in your own co-parenting relationship and take steps to protect your emotional well-being while keeping the focus on your child.

The Full Conversation Breakdown

1. His Initial Message: Missing Practice

"We won’t be attending baseball practice today, but we’ll be at the game tomorrow." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 12:16 PM)

This message was neutral, simply informing me that they wouldn’t attend practice. While it seemed harmless, it opened the door for a deeper conversation about the importance of consistency and commitment when it comes to our child’s development.

2. My Response: A Gentle Reminder About Practice

"Thanks for letting me know. Just a quick reminder that practice is key for Kai’s growth and confidence on the field. The games are fun, but practice is where the real progress happens. See you both tomorrow." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 12:21 PM)

What I Did Right:

Kept It Child-Focused: I emphasized the importance of practice for our child’s growth and confidence without making it personal or confrontational.

Neutral and Gentle Tone: My response was simply a reminder, not an attack, designed to keep the conversation respectful and productive.

3. His First Response: Assertion of Expertise and Dismissiveness

"I’ve been in baseball most of my life. I understand that practice is just as important as games. We practice at my house all the time. I also believe letting the coaches coach and the parents stay off the field and out of the dugout is key to a young child’s development as well as his confidence as an athlete. That’s why once we get to the practices or games, I step back. I let Kai know that I am there to support him or take him to the restroom, but other than that, he needs to pay attention and ask questions to his coach. We will be there Tuesday. See you then." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 12:25 PM)

Breakdown:

Assertion of Expertise: By emphasizing his experience in baseball, he attempts to discredit my involvement or input, positioning himself as the authority on the matter.

Dismissal: He deflects from my point about the importance of practice by highlighting what he does at home, implying that my concerns are unnecessary.

Control of the Narrative: His statement about staying off the field and letting the coaches handle things indirectly critiques my participation at practice, trying to control how I should engage.

4. My Response: Clarification and Setting Boundaries

"I understand your perspective, but just to clarify, I’m not the only parent going in and out of the dugout — it’s pretty common with the other parents too, and none of the coaches have ever had an issue with how I support Kai during practice. I communicate directly with them, and they’re fine with how I handle things. That said, we are co-parenting, and I respect that we may have different approaches at times. I don’t interfere or dictate how you parent, so I’d appreciate it if you kept your personal opinions about my approach to yourself as well. Thanks." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 12:34 PM)

What I Did Right:

Clarified the Situation: I provided factual information about how other parents behave and the coaches’ approval of my involvement, which grounded the conversation in reality.

Set Firm Boundaries: I reminded him that we are co-parenting and that I expect mutual respect for our differing approaches without overreach or control.

Respectful and Direct: My response was firm but respectful, ensuring the conversation stayed focused on boundaries and parenting, not personal attacks.

5. His Second Response: Deflection and Emotional Manipulation

*"I have paid pretty close attention. Other parents do not go in and out of the dugout and follow their kid out on the field. There are coaches who have kids on the team, but other than that, unless a child gets injured, the parents tend to stay on the sideline and out of the dugout. This is the sport that I have played my entire life. From the age of 5 all the way to getting a scholarship for baseball. I will not keep my opinions to myself when it comes to my son. As you stated in the prior message, we are co-parents. This means that we both have a say in how our child is raised. You think letting him watch things on YouTube like Skibidi Toilet is okay as well as watching the movie *IT. I can tell you that I don’t think it’s appropriate, but I have no way of enforcing it. So, when Kai is with you, you can watch those types of things. He has expressed to me that he is scared to walk anywhere in my house without me, and he follows me around everywhere. Those are just my thoughts and observations. Do with them what you will." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 12:47 PM)

Breakdown:

Deflection: Instead of addressing my clarification about the dugout, he shifts the conversation to unrelated issues, such as media choices, to deflect attention from my point.

Emotional Manipulation: He uses our child’s fears as a tool to manipulate me, trying to make me feel guilty about my parenting decisions and portray himself as the responsible parent.

Refusal to Respect Boundaries: By stating, “I will not keep my opinions to myself,” he disregards my request for mutual respect in co-parenting, continuing to impose his views on my parenting choices.

6. My Response: Reframing and Redirecting the Conversation

"Just wanted to follow up to clarify that my reminder about practice wasn’t meant as a personal attack, just a reminder. I know you have a lot of experience with baseball and as long as you're practicing with Kai, that definitely makes up for missing team practices. Since I don’t have that same experience, I try not to miss practice so I can keep up. But for you, taking Kai to the park and practicing together is just as valuable, and I know he benefits a lot from that time with you. Thanks for understanding." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 12:53 PM)

What I Did Right:

Clarified My Intentions: I made it clear that my reminder wasn’t an attack but a simple suggestion aimed at supporting our child.

Acknowledged His Expertise: By recognizing his experience, I diffused some of the tension, reframing the conversation to focus on what’s best for our child.

Redirected the Conversation: I shifted the focus back to the shared goal of supporting our child’s development rather than continuing an unnecessary debate.

7. His Third Response: Gaslighting and False Equivalence

"I would like you to know that my opinions are not personal attacks as well. Just my thoughts on our son. I believe it is important to keep open lines of communication so we can raise our son as seamlessly as possible. I hope it is clear to you by now that I have my son's best interest and I am not an absent father. I do have opinions, and I am entitled to express some of them to you when it comes to our son and his development. This app is here to create open lines of communication in a safe space to better help raise our son. An example of this would be the dentist appointment. You stated that giving him donuts could have caused his teeth to be bad. I let you know that I brush his teeth lots after those kinds of foods. After the dentist, I said I would cut back on the donuts, and you said I don’t have to cut back, I just need to keep his teeth brushed. Your opinion was to keep his teeth brushed. Mine was to both brush his teeth and cut back on sweets. Though we have a difference of opinion, I still listen to your opinion. I cut back sweets at my house, and you can do what you choose at yours. No problem with either of those ways of parenting." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 12:55 PM)

Breakdown:

Gaslighting: By reframing his opinions as “not personal attacks,” he tries to make me question my perception of his previous critical comments.

False Equivalence: He creates the illusion of balance, claiming that we’ve both listened to each other equally, even though he has consistently dismissed my feedback and concerns.

Subtle Blame: He frames the issue in a way that implies I have been overreactive or dismissive of his role as a parent, subtly shifting blame onto me.

8. My Response: Direct and Firm Boundary Setting

"I hear you, and I understand that you have a lot of experience with baseball, which I respect. We both want what’s best for Kai, and I’m always open

to hearing your thoughts. That being said, I’ve seen other parents step into the dugout as well, and none of the coaches have ever expressed an issue with me being involved. If they had, I would have adjusted my approach. As for co-parenting, you’re absolutely right — we both have a say in Kai’s upbringing, and I respect your opinions on things like the media he watches. But just as you have concerns, there are a lot of action movies you’ve put on for Kai that I don’t feel are appropriate either, and Kai has mentioned things to me as well. Unfortunately, you haven’t always been open to my feedback on those matters, like when I suggested therapy for him, which you refused. I’ll continue to do my best to raise Kai in a way that builds his confidence and makes him feel supported. Thanks for sharing how he’s been feeling." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 1:00 PM)

What I Did Right:

Acknowledgment: I continued to acknowledge his concerns, which helped avoid escalating the conflict.

Addressed His Criticism: I pointed out that while he has raised concerns, I have also had issues with his choices, creating a more balanced conversation.

Reinforced My Boundaries: I reaffirmed my role in making decisions for our child, showing that I wouldn’t be swayed or controlled by his critiques.

9. My Final Response: Ending the Conversation

"I understand your perspective, and I appreciate you sharing your experience with sports. However, this conversation has gone far beyond what it originally started as—a simple reminder about practice—and hasn’t felt like shared, positive feedback. I’ve been open to listening to your thoughts, but this back-and-forth isn’t productive anymore. I know what I’m doing when it comes to supporting Kai, and it’s clear you haven’t seen that. I don’t feel the need to justify my actions or explain every decision I make. Justifying myself isn’t the solution here. I’ve heard what you have to say, but it also shows me you haven’t fully seen what I’m doing during practice. So, it’s best to end this conversation now. Let’s move forward with the understanding that we’re both doing what we believe is best for Kai, and we can continue co-parenting in a way that’s focused on him, not on disagreements." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 1:11 PM)

What I Did Right:

Closed the Conversation Firmly: I ended the conversation respectfully but clearly, signaling that I wouldn’t continue the back-and-forth.

Refused to Justify Myself: I made it clear that I don’t need to justify my actions, especially when the conversation isn’t focused on solutions.

Focused on the Child’s Well-Being: I redirected the conversation back to the child, keeping the focus where it belongs—on their growth and well-being.

10. His Escalation: Projection and Legal Threats

"This conversation with you has further shown me that you can shoot out criticism, but you cannot take it. Every time I try to tell you my thoughts, you immediately go into victim mode. You gave me your opinion about practice, and I acknowledged your opinion and gave you one of mine. It is very one-sided when it comes to communicating with you. I will not allow you to try to portray me as a bully for being concerned with my son's upbringing. Fathers have the same amount of rights as mothers, and I will continue to express my opinions on how to raise our son. Take them however you feel, and the court can sort out if you are a victim or not." (Sent: 10/14/2024 at 1:27 PM)

Breakdown:

Projection: He accuses me of the very behavior he is engaging in—claiming that I can’t handle criticism when, in fact, he has been dismissive and controlling throughout the conversation.

Gaslighting and Victim Blaming: He claims that I am playing the victim, trying to make me question whether my boundaries and concerns are justified.

Legal Threats: By mentioning the court, he attempts to intimidate me and assert control, creating fear and positioning himself as the one with more power.

Key Takeaways for Co-Parents

Recognize Manipulation Tactics: Pay attention to signs of gaslighting, projection, and emotional manipulation. These tactics are designed to control the conversation and make you question yourself.

Set Clear Boundaries: Establish and reinforce boundaries when necessary. Don’t allow yourself to be drawn into debates or justifications that aren’t productive.

Use NLP Techniques: Techniques like pacing and leading and reframing can help keep the conversation calm, focused, and child-centered.

Stay Focused on the Child: Keep redirecting the conversation back to your shared goal of supporting your child. Don’t allow unrelated issues to derail the discussion.

Know When to End the Conversation: If the conversation becomes unproductive or toxic, end it respectfully but firmly, as continuing will only create more stress and tension.

By breaking down this interaction and analyzing the manipulation tactics at play, I hope other co-parents can see how to handle similar situations with clarity, confidence, and focus on wha

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The Role of Self-Love in Setting Healthy Boundaries: Protecting Your Energy and Time

Introduction

Self-care and boundaries are integral in the fabric of one’s existence or, at least, should be. As a result of this knowledge, it becomes easier to manage and control your life thus the importance of self-love in setting a healthy boundary. Instead of being seen as walls that shield, these are actually the gates to paris leaf and conserve one’s energy and time. It is vital that they are an invisible protection of your serenity, making sure that your rights as well as your values are always defended, by yourself and others as well.

Understanding Self-Love

Nowadays, people tend to think of self-love in a more vulgar and selfish way meaning an egocentric and self-absorbed behavior. It is a love and honor one has for himself or herself and that is a little deeper than physical attraction. This form of love does not involve indulging oneself with some luxuries or saying sweet nothings on a regular basis. However, it is much more about acceptance of one’s worth and recognizing one’s value, irrespective of the number on the scale. Therefore, self-love serves as the foundation from which all the other aspects of one’s life are informed by when making choices, engaging in activities, or creating boundaries.

Self-love has a psychological substrate in persons because the base of it is grounded on acceptance of oneself. These talents are built upon by accepting you for who you are, your strengths and even your weaknesses. It is a lifetime process of change in which one has to accept their past sins and accept who they really are. Mentally and emotionally, self-love prepares you for adversity by being mentally and emotionally strong to go through any situation that may come your way without the downfall of your health.

The Importance of Boundaries

Personal space can be described as the idea of barriers or walls drawn around you and can be physical, mental and emotional barriers. They represent the condi- tion within which you are not afraid and appreciated. As one might explain, boundaries are similar to an unspoken set of rules concerning how they allow other people to interact with them and vice versa together with the ways one treats themselves. They are not heavy-set blocks but moving boundaries which provide a frame within which one should or shouldn’t behave in a certain way with another person.

The toxic relationship and the crazy ex-girlfriend need boundaries because when you don’t have any, you are exposed to certain things that can cause serious damage to your mental health. That is because with no boundaries, one is likely to be overworked trying to meet the expectations of other people while your own are not considered. Healthy boundaries are simply protective mechanisms that help the person establish what is okay for others to impose on them so that the individual does not over exhaust their energy in attending to the needs of the world. They enable you to be selfish, although in a healthy manner, making you feel that you have such a say on your life.

How Self-Love Influences Boundary-Setting

Self-love has a crucial function that is to support your decision and actions to set boundaries based on your self-esteem. If you respect yourself, you are much more capable of putting down barriers that guard your self-esteem as well as your time. It helps you to face the word “no “without feeling like you’re going to be turned down, or being judged by others. It is this intrinsic value which infuses one’s boundaries with strength; strength which is impervious to external coercion.

Self-respect is another principle part of self-love that affects your boundaries in the first place. Self-respect is the ability to recognize your imperfections and, at the same time, not excuse it. This respect shows by being ready to dissociate from negative surroundings and people posing as a threat to one’s boiling point. And still, it also encompasses defining one’s own limits as to what one is willing to allow crossing the line on matters of personal principles and principles of life.

Identifying Personal Boundaries

Healthy boundaries are of different types and their primary aim is to guard your health in one way or the other. Emotional boundaries help protect your emotions and guarantee that your emotions are appreciated by others. Physical boundaries refer to the protection of your physical environment and your physical self and lastly, mental boundaries refer to shielding your ideas and opinions from being influenced or changed. It is crucial to comprehend these various forms of boundaries in order to determine where exactly one has to draw a line in one’s existence.

Thus, it is important to understand when your boundary is being violated in order to establish good boundaries. It is for this reason that this awareness starts with such symptoms as discomfort and resentment. It is also important to note that if something leaves you feeling exhausted or angered after coming in contact with these particular people, then you could be a victim of boundary disregard. While attending to these affective cues, one will be in a position to prevent or to address concerns to do with boundaries.

Practical Steps to Establish Boundaries

Communication is therefore a significant component in efforts aimed at putting up boundaries. It comprises effectively voicing your expectations and your boundaries to other people without being either passive or aggressive. This can be quite a problem especially when you are afraid of conflict. But, it is possible to informate others about our limits without making them feel pointed, For instance, instead of saying ‘you always bore me,’ saying ‘I get bored when’ will be appropriate. The secret is keeping up with the signals and not bending the rules in any way possible so that all the members of the team realize that this is how it is.

What is more important is that once these boundaries are set, their implementation must be done in a fashion where it remains consistent. This needs to happen on our part as we need to ensure that we do not fall prey to such sites. Thus, it is going to be crucial to enforce such boundaries and act in response to their violation by other people. This could mean avoiding unhealthy toxic people in your life or changing abusive friendships or toxic friendships. Continuity in maintaining and setting limits for children strengthens those barriers while they are not eroded by the children gradually.

The Impact of Healthy Boundaries on Energy and Time

Boundaries are also useful in order to maintain one’s mind and energy in a healthy state for oneself. For a person to be physically, emotionally, and psychologically healthy, he or she needs to set his or her limits because if a person is continually pushed over the limit emotionally, this results in emotional exhaustion. Unclear and blurred areas of interaction can cause you a lot of negative emotions and unnecessary stress; therefore, the existence of definite boundaries helps to spare you from all this. They are important in making the preservation of energy necessary for the creation of a positive way of thinking and a healthy condition of the human mind.

Time management is also another aspect where boundary-setting is very essential. By setting limits or barriers, one is well placed to schedule his/her time and minimize what he/she considers to be unnecessary. This also enables you to work towards your goals and objectives without interference such as attending to other people’s needs. That is why with the help of time boundaries, you establish discipline which is conducive to achievement of goals and development of self.

Overcoming Challenges in Boundary Setting

It is always hard to set limits, particularly in case one feels guilty, or scared of something. You may worry that saying ‘no’ is going to result in conflict or non-acceptance or you may feel wrong for putting your needs first. It does however need to be made clear that such sentiment suites are characteristic of normal emotion and are not impossible to overcome. In order to overcome them, one has to change the way of thinking and realize that it should not be shameful to set personal boundaries. This view can be beneficial for you to be armed with when dealing with the ins and outs of boundaries.

As soon as you get to define your new limits, you can expect some people to be quite contrary. It is most likely to happen if you have in one way or another let people cross your boundaries before. Some of those who have gotten used to your permissiveness will be offended when you begin standing up for yourself. Some important lessons which can be learnt here include, It is essential not to give in. Dealing with people and their unspoken commands means that one has to learn to deal with negativity from the people they deal with and constant rejection from the same people.

The Long-Term Benefits of Healthy Boundaries

These are the following advantages of having healthy boundaries for the long term: The most important one is the increased level of resistance to stress, which occurs during the process of students’ preparation for the exam. Having boundaries lays a good ethical basis for yourself and protects you from all the interpersonal problems, which will make you stronger and more stable to face life’s challenges. Further, one benefits from setting healthy boundaries in as much as one minimizes stress-related cases or gets to experience emotional burnout. It enables you to keep a good gauge and balance as you invite good things into your life even when things are tough.

What people fail to realize is that having Healthy Boundaries do not mean that the relationship is disconnected; in fact, the opposite is true. When it's set, the two parties involved have well understood the limit of the other or the behavior that the other is capable of exhibiting. By being open, which can also mean vulnerable, there is trust and appreciation that we have for the other person, and this greatly results in healthier and satisfying relationships. When you make boundaries, this helps you to lay a foundation that makes it easy for you to cultivate and develop healthy relationships that are going to be healthy, both of them.

Conclusion

Self-love is not just a personal virtue; it is the foundation upon which healthy boundaries are built. These boundaries are essential for protecting your energy and time, allowing you to lead a life that is both balanced and fulfilling. By embracing self-love and setting clear boundaries, you empower yourself to live authentically and sustainably. The journey of setting boundaries is not always easy, but the rewards—

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Life Lens - Entry 260

I’ve reached a point where I don’t care about rumors or the narratives people try to spin about me. I know exactly what I’ve said and done, and I’m confident in the truth of who I am. People will always have something to say—it’s just how the world works. Whether it’s out of boredom, jealousy, or their own insecurities, they’ll twist stories or make assumptions. But honestly, that’s none of my…