I agree that it's important to be positive and not live in fear. Nobody should live in constant fear. We all must go about our lives. But that is not the intent of this post.Noctifera wrote:Gods Phlan's new avatar is sexy as hell.
But you know what, although this post is definitely a great reminder for everyone, I don't have a great fear of exposure. Getting attacked doesn't only happen when you are a part of a paranormal or satanic community. These things are more unpredictable than we are capable of imagining, you can be targetted for no reason at all. Just like you can die at any moment. When you have endured that kind of reality enough times you begin to see from a very different perspective. Life's too short to be so concerned.
It is important to keep in mind, that besides being technically cautious this way your efforts take on a more enduring quality when you are energetically proactive.
When you emphasize the concern or fear behind a potential, you can, on some levels increase your weakness to it and that weakness is what (in my opinion) draws in issues or allows you to get hurt.
I have seen this enough in people who are scared of everything and generating false BA attacks on themselves, the consciousness-energy connection and imprint is a significant one where your psychology becomes intricately linked to the power of your will.
Not encouraging y'all to engage in a free-for-all of sharingness with the world especially if that's not what you want, but at the same time be cool about it.. there is no reason to ruminate over all the ways you could get screwed at any time. Have a level of confidence, you guys.. especially when enough of you are ass kicking demon empowered (sometimes cuddled ..and the cuddle is fierce) witches. Do not give your power away.
If you don't believe you have control over the situation, then you won't. Lesson one in my book :p
Lesson 0 partially -3.14 on a Wednesday is the insanity defense.
Once again, this is just my take on how to reinforce that sense of personal safety. Power, and Insanity. Hm. That sounded better in my head, which tells you something about my head..
Being situationally aware and taking steps to protect oneself is smart. And we all do, and should, take those steps. For example: you write this post, but you also hide behind an alias and false picture. You don't talk about or post your personal details. You live in your online presence, which is guarded. That tells me that you too understand the value in taking precautions. By way of analogy, if you live in an area prone to natural disasters, like flooding, you take precautions by having stocks of supplies, such as food, batteries, flashlights, etc. That doesn't mean that you stock 30 years of MREs and build a nuclear fallout shelter. You're aware of your situation. You're not petrified by it. Believe me, in my life and line of work, I'm fully aware of how fragile life is. And I also understand we need to take some preventative steps to better ensure our security.
To assume that a picture isn't a powerful thing in the hands of someone who means you harm is shortsighted. This isn't a YOLO society. We should be smart about what we do. Everyone needs to be situationally aware, prepared, and resilient. But telling someone not to take reasonable steps to protect themselves, especially easy steps, is foolish. After all, you wouldn't tell someone to stop shielding, would you?
You may have been at this for a long time. You probably feel more secure than most other people because you're so much more advanced than nearly everyone here. We all didn't grow up in this community like you. We don't all have the skills that you do. Maybe you can afford to be less careful than anyone else. But most people should be reasonably cautious about how they associate themselves. It's a relatively easy way to better protect yourself.
truth is everyone should have the right to believe in what they want in this world and not be met with violence because of it.
