Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships that Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power by Dr Christiane Northrup





Pain comes to the surface when you have a strong enough ego and enough maturity to handle it.



The natural tendency of an empath is to want to uplift situations.



We give what we desperately want to receive.



Mistletoe grows within the vascular system of a tree and extracts nutrients and water from that tree for survival.



Women in their 70s who consistently try new things -- like dancing or taking up new physical activities or learning a language -- have brains that are nearly as sharp as the brain of a 20-year-old.



Love is toxic to a toxic person.



Anger is simply a sign that a need isn't being fulfilled.



In order to heal your heart and shed the illusion that you're not worthy, you need to tap into your emotions.



We keep repeating patterns from our childhood until we've brought love and understanding to that child.



Anxiety, painful sensitivity, and even addictions come from denying the truth of who we are in order to feel loved and safe.



Emotions -- such as righteous anger -- are not just pesky problems to overcome; they are signals from your body regarding your needs.  If these emotions are not heeded -- both in their expression and in action taken because of them -- then they will change the course of your life.



90 percent of our thoughts stem from our subconscious mind and childhood or past-life programming.  And the vast majority of those thoughts are negative.



Expanding the lower ribcage is associated with stimulating the vagus nerve as it runs through your diaphragm.  This is the main nerve of the parasympathetic "rest and restore" or "rest and digest" part of the nervous system.