PROTECTY URENERGY

By: Dr. Davin D. Clemons, DMIN

During the past month, Relationship Unleashed our 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is “fighting inequality through comprehensive programming to empower black LGBTQ+ folks” - has presented a four part series entitled The Roots, which deep dives into DISMANTLING WHITE SUPREMACY.

The presenters have all been excellent with their gifts to the universe, but on September 3, 2020 Dr. Orisha Bowers, PhD gave us a lecture on Mindfulness Involvement: The Importance of Healing. From this lecture, I gathered the phrase: “Protect Your Energy.” Protecting your energy must be done by any means necessary and at all costs of preserving your space from all negative people and all negative energy. Such measures may include surrendering your breath, practicing meditation, setting healthy limits and boundaries, and defining and honoring your empathic needs, just to name a few.

During these interesting times of the COVID-19 pandemic, incompetent supervisors, care giving, and stressful politics of #45 in the White House, we must do everything possible to live a healthy and happy life. So, let me add my two cents to the conversation, beginning with setting healthy limits and boundaries. Control how much time you spend listening to stressful people and learn to say “NO.”

Set clear limits and boundaries with people, nicely cutting them off at the pass if they become mean or overly critical. And remember, as the saying goes,

“No,” is a complete sentence. So, if someone asks too much of you, politely tell them “No.” It’s not necessary to explain why.

Last but not least, “Keep your own POWER.” One of the problems that happen when you are around a person with negative energy is that you can easily give that person permission to steal your joy, or otherwise impact your own state of mind in a negative way. We all have given our power away to these types of negative, lonely, and miserable people at some point or another. But starting now, make the decision to hold on to yourself and your power. Refuse to let negative people “own” you.

Now, go and sin no more!! PROTECT YOUR ENERGY & PROTECT YOUR PEACE!!