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Battling your demons.
| Tue, 11-24-2009 - 3:32am |
I have posted many times on this board. It has always been my own words but I read something tonight that spoke to me and wanted to share it. If it is not appropriate then I apologize in advance.

Thanks for the post, Kristin. I thought it was definitely appropriate. :)
Hey!!
As i get further and further along in my journey, I always come back here at the right moment to hear exactly what I need to hear.
I came across that on a Website about spirituality and it spoke to me. I thought it was a great reminder to all of us (not that any of you needed reminding) that often times the
Great post Kristin,
Please post it in the Healing Library.
Whether you think you can or you think you can't you are probably right. A parrot can repeat what it has learned but the mark of true intelligence is applying what is learned.
Empowerment,
Thank you for your response.
I think at that moment, I realized that the only way to stop this situation from recurring was to fully get it. Understand it. Be with the effects of it til I realized what it was in me that drew it. I realized that fighting demons outside myself would never work. The reality was that my personal demons originated with me and could only really be conquered on the inner ground of my consciousness
That part of this post resonated with me also. I am seeing now just how true that is. I remember growing up and becoming an adult and feeling like I had victim stamp on my forehead because I seemed to always be surrounded with people that inflicted some type of damage. At times it seemed the people I was around mirrored my dysfunctional family to a tee. I am now seeing that I tended to be drawn to those types of people because they seemed to have a familiarity about them that I had grown quite accustomed to ( as a child I learned to thrive in chaos and destruction and these people and myself seemed to wreak havoc wherever we went...it was quite exhilarating as weird as it sounds). I grew up in an awful situation and it was a breeding ground for my "demons". These people that I drew to me and allowed to have a place in my life kept my "demons" company for such a long time and