Energy Vampires

One of the worst things you can take away from someone is their energy. It is so hard to prevent someone from stealing your energy. I guess that is why it is so important to be mindful of our words and actions so as not to meaningly harm someone. And this does not have to mean being restrained in our opinions, but rather in the reason for them. Often, we are projecting our weaknesses and insecurities in our words and actions. Since the more primal of our instinct is to protect ourselves and our loved ones, this normally presents itself as something harmful to the other we perceive as possibly "harmful" towards us. Sometimes our friends do this to us. That just sucks big time. We can only try to understand their actions and be reminded ourselves to be mindful and kind in our words and thoughts....even though it still sucks ;-)