You become what you surround yourself with. Energies are contagious. Choose carefully. Your environment will become you.
When I was a kid, my grandmother would tell me to be careful of who I chose as my friends, because by association people would think of me how those friends were perceived.
At the time I thought that people were judgemental to do so, but unfortunately, that was a truism for how people see us.
If we run with friends who are criminals, we not only risk having the same reputation as them, but we risk getting onto the wrong side of the law too because their life gradually seems more and more normal as we get familiar with them. Soon we find that our moral compass gets tilted in the wrong direction because those activities don’t seem as bad to us as they used to.
If our friends are complainers, or have a negative outlook on life, it’s hard to remain positive around them.
If people walk all over us or mistreat us, our spirits get bruised or crushed.
If we choose to be friends with people who are dramatic over every little thing, it’s hard to find the peace we need.
By choosing to be around people who are positive and uplifting, we help ourselves expand into that arena too, plus we in turn help them!
I have learned these lessons the hard way, and now prefer to be alone that to be with any negative people. I’ve carefully cultivated friendships where I feel positive, happy, and whole. These are the people I love to hang with!
Take a look at the people you’ve chosen to be with.
Are you in unhealthy relationships? How do you feel? Do you struggle to feel happy, or positive, or even at peace?
Who will you choose to be around?
Blessings to you as you make your decisions!
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- Always believe that wonderful things can happen!
- A healthy outside starts from the inside!
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