When negative energy comes at us it
can have an impact - even if the attack is 'only' verbal…
In fiction - think Star Wars - we are
use to the idea of a force field that creates a shield and repels harmful
attacks.
Studies have tracked the brain's ability to recognize the
immediate space around our bodies - peri-personal space - and how we react to assaults
on that space.
It is not a big leap to recognize that our emotional space also
needs protection.
We can create our own personal force
fields and protect ourselves in many ways - we can try to avoid intrusions of
negative energy - physical, verbal or emotional - and we can also use
'push-back' to act as a personal system barrier.
DANCE WITH IT! EXPERIENTIAL APPS
An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…
PRACTICING PUSH-BACK
Think about times
you felt attacked by someone else's response to you.
What did you do
and how did you feel?
Would saying something directly have been
counterproductive?
If so, imagine
using T'nC (tongue in cheek) push-back.
Remember this is the 'killing them with kindness' approach…
Can you
visualize the scene? You saying
something super, over- the-top, sweet?
What happens?
Does it make you
laugh? Are you breathing easier? Feeling more in balance?
