Protecting yourself against negativity...

[Karmalife]

A friend sent me this email from Joe Vitale (I'm sure some of you have heard of him). He talks about ways to protect yourself against negativity, something I bet we could all use. I found the list helpful and realize just how much crap I tend to read on the internet (celebrity sites and gossip). Last year, I had banned myself from these sites because I realized I was contributing to the gossip and negative comments. Lately, I've been commenting on sites that revolve around skinny and fat celebrities (particularly one of the sites i had banned myself from ). I think I need to stop doing this! Does anyone else notice how these types of things affect themselves negatively??

Here is the email:

"I want to give you five suggestions for
protecting yourself against negativity while
supporting your dreams."

1) Ignore water cooler gossip and other negative
messages.
2) Turn off any media that perpetuates
negativity.
3) Read positive material that supports healthy
messaging.
4) Listen to positive material that also enhances
the energy in and around you.
5) Get support from mastermind groups or a
personal coach.

http://www.joevitalecoach.com/campaigns/vitale-miracles/index.php

[Nadia]

this is really helpful thanks so much

[violeta]

thank u aleksandra for ur posts. it is really a good idea to react when something bad happens!!! it is so true that we have to think as u said ;-) we have to analyse always. why it happend so and not in another way and we have to push ourselfs in a positive way.... all things that happend and happen are for something good, but in the most cases we see the whole picture after some time...

have a wonderful day and thank u!!!
namaste violeta

[Jilly]

Yes, I agree. Just recently I wrote of my experience with friendships. I weeded out the gossips and negitive people and the Universe filled in the gaps with new positive friends. Its all about tuning into the positive frequency not the negitive frequency. It was an awesome on going experience. Hugs JILLY

[violeta]

i also do not listen radio and watch tv, because the news are only negative, always. so i decides to avoid them...but in the internet exists also pages with positive news. that´s really cool, so i read them sometimes ;-))

i wish u all a wonderful day,
namaste violeta

[Anamaria M.]

I usually avoid news and all that because I am very sensitive and news can be so negative and really drain me emotionally! So I just stay away from all that and end up being much happier, me being unhappy isn't going to help anyone no matter what happened, all I can control is doing my best where I am and staying aligned. I guess I just prefer to focus where I am effective not endlessly discuss some situation that is out of my control anyway, whether I pull my hair out about it or not I make no difference, instead if I give myself useful activities or focus on some fun or something beautiful then my energy is different and so is my life! I usually see headlines online anyway and people are ALWAYS talking about the latest news but keeping my distance I can choose what to get into and what to avoid, it just frees my time and I can be more effective and free and organized and especially less stressed over something that in the end I cannot control.

I find that I do get passionate about my favorite actors, the career and life choices and I do end up discussing that which is something I want to try and get away from and stick to appreciation purely, not really get involved in discussions about personal lives, career moves, etc. because in the end I do not find it fulfilling. Researching my favorites online I run across different communities of fans and often the topics are really bothersome, there is no end to gossip, lies, rumors, etc., etc. and I just have no need for that, it's optional. So I just get the stuff I love like pics, graphics, interviews, l comment on that if I can and move on without getting involved.

What I have noticed online in forums, board, etc is all the negativity people have, all this need to fight, to take everything as an attack, to not accept your opinion and it's just stressful that people are not able to communicate simply and beautifully, just write what they think and embrace others even if the opinion differs, it is not the end of the world, there are more important things. We can all express our points without arguing or insulting or making anyone less. So because of that I decided to stay away from forums and boards and only go where I know that it is positive.


I only watch tv to see series I love or fun movies, I get my news online as I want it, if it's something really important I find out about it anyway as everyone usually gets consumed on those topics, but I am careful as to whether it is relevant or not.

In the end I know that I am not missing out on much, because I might not be up to date perfectly with what is the hot topic or news right now but instead I have gained peace of mind, freedom, control over the content I get exposed to, picking my experiences, a lot of benefits!

[Nicole Bowman]

Thank you for posting this Karmalife. I used to read the celeb gossip sites too. It's all about getting what you give. Thankyou. All my love to you.