I don’t know whether there are really creatures that are like the vampires of myth and legend. The point of this post is to help you recognize the vampires in your life so you can move toward living a vampire-free lifestyle.

There are two basic types of vampires: internal and external. Both of these types of vampires do not drink our blood (most of the time!) What these vampires are good at is draining our energy, our very life force. Blood is one of the universal symbols of human life energy. When a people lose enough blood, they die. Internal and external vampires drain us of our essential life force and thus hasten our demise as well.

External vampires are people who drain our energy in a multitude of ways: manipulation, blackmail, addiction, extortion, guilt, shame, blame, anger, fear, passive-aggressive behavior patterns, physical abuse, ad infinitum.

Internal vampires are those fear-based programs that have us focused on what we do not want. And these programs lead us into disempowered ways of being and doing. These vampires block us from fully-connecting to our magnificence and also cause energy to leave our bodies in unproductive ways.

For most people, most of the time, both of these kinds of energy vampires are draining us of our life force constantly without our being conscious of what is really going on. Usually things have to get pretty bad before we do something about either of these vampires. The kinds of phrases that come up at times like these are: “That’s the final straw,” “I’ve hit rock bottom,” “I’ve had enough,” etc.

I’m going to give away a major secret of what it takes to rid ourselves of the many vampires that drain us of our vital live force. While we are usually more aware of the external vampires in our lives, the fastest and most effective way to set ourselves free from the tyranny of vampires is to clear out the internal ones first and foremost.

The truth is that nothing outside of ourselves can drain our energy without our permission. And the only way that external vampires succeed in draining our energy is because we have internal vampires that are already draining our energy in ways that work in harmony with the tactics of external vampires.

For example, someone else can only “make” us feel guilty if we already have a guilt vampire operating within us. If we didn’t have an internal guilt vampire, we would not tend to attract guilt vampires. If we did happen to encounter a guilt vampire, we would not buy into their particular energy addictions or psycho-emotional control dramas. And not getting their fixfrom us, they would move on to other victims. In this way we would remain powerful in the presence of various energy addicts as we release/heal more and more of our internal energy vampires.

Vampires are not bad. They are just addicts (external) and addictions (internal) that are looking for their next fix because they have become disconnected from the true Source of Life Energy. These dysfunctional patterns are based on the false assumption that people must manipulate and control other people to get the energy they need to survive. Let us have compassion upon ourselves and others afflicted by these debilitating patterns. And in so doing, we will begin to experience a whole new life of freedom, love, peace, and joy.

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The other day, I heard the humorist, Trina Hess www.yourshiningexample.com. We had a great conversation about the relationship between humor and detachment. In order to find the humorous in the most challenging circumstances, we must achieve a certain level of detachment.

When it comes to our interpretations of our own lives. Most of us are way too serious most of the time. We are so hard on ourselves and other people. Judging ourselves and others does nothing but show us that we are not accepting things as they come to us. Seriousness about ourselves shows us that we are filtering our internal and external perceptions through outdated, automatic fear-based programs and habits.

Most people most of the time approach life from a fear-based perspective, and from that perspective seek to control people and circumstances to reinforce their unconscious control addictions. Whenever we are dealing with addictions, things get really serious. When we release our fears, we can release our unnecessary seriousness and experience reality as it presents itself to us. This is much more fun than having uncsconsious programs running our lives that are bent upon seeking out our next fix in a vain attempt to satisfy a deeper need.

There is a wonderful richness to our experience when we accept everything as it is instead of resisting what we perceive and imagine. Being serious has its place in the world. I am not a fan of continuous silliness and frivolity, because sometimes taking something seriously helps people to better focus their energies.

Whether our lives in any moment appear to be  a comedy, drama, adventure, tragedy, or action story, is up to us. It all depends on where we put our focus. Look within for the interpretive frameworks that are making your life appear to be whatever it is. May you comes to experience live to be abundant in all of the best things!

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Even wondered why people (including ourselves) wander from addiction to addiction? People will move from a smoking addiction to a food addiction to a video game addiction to an exercise addiction to being addicted to behavior patterns in their romantic relationships in an endless progression. Many times these people, while deeply in the middle of the next addiction, will triumphantly proclaim that they beat the previous addiction.

If you haven’t figured it out already, specific types of addictions are just manifestations of a single underlying root cause that is unconscious for most people. Addictions are maladaptive strategies for handling the issues coming from the one root.

Okay, so what’s the one root? It’s FEAR. Yep. Once again, fear is at the root. And what is the remedy for fear? How do we overcome fear? Since fear is the experience of disconnection from the Love which is the Gound of Being or the Creative Source of All Being, allowing this Love into our lives is the cure.

Just as in the human world right now, fear or disconnection from love is as readily available as the air, so too is the Love of which I write. This Love is an energetic frequency that is like the zero-point energy photons that permeate every single nook and cranny of space-time. All we have to do is ask and receive it. For the adepts, it is more like simply allowing it to permeate one’s being. It’s that abundant and available. And as we allow this love to flood our beings, we are ever-more empowered to let go of the maladaptive patterns of addiction that keep us stuck in ruts and endless cycles of control, suffering, abuse, neglect, and imprisonment.

Allow the Love that is flooding the universe to flood your entire being, and you will eventually see the end of addiction and end of recovery and the beginning of a new life of freedom, peace, and bliss. Enjoy!

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For a long time, I was addicted to self-help books. As someone who has completely and fully recovered from this way of being, I’d like to share some thoughts with you here.

The self-help addiction can manifest itself in many different ways. Here are a few hints that you may need some help in this area:

• Reading lots and lots of self-help books (usually more than one at the same time!)
• Attending seminars, workshops, presentations, and classes hoping that the final piece will miraculously fall into place and help you make sense of your entire existence
• Stalking the self-help, psychology, religion, and new age aisles of book stores on a regular basis
• Indulging frequently in rescue fantasies

If any of these things seem familiar to you…

• Recognize that you have an opportunity for learning, growth, and development.
• Recognize that you are good enough, worthy enough, smart enough, and wise enough.
• Set your intention to love yourself completely no matter what.

As a former self-help junkie, I understand what you are going through. Here’s what I want to share with you. The object of the addict’s craving in this particular addiction is “The Missing Piece.” I’m going to tell you one of the biggest secrets on the planet.

You Are The Missing Piece That You Have Been Looking For!

As you become more and more of who you really are, doing more and more of what you truly love to do, you will discover that you have immediate access to everything you need to know each and every moment. Your own truth will become visible to you. Your own goodness will become clearer. And the world will reflect back to you your incredible magnificence, because you are absolutely magnificent. Believe it! Come to know it, and you will change the world, just by being who you really and truly are. I love you, and I believe in you because we are one!

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