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LESS STRESS: MORE YES
to a non-stop stream of negativity without it affecting
me. Can we talk about something positive, or maybe
do something else?"
It was like she'd spoken a foreign language.
Brenda blinked, confused. "But… but my problems…"
"Your problems are valid," Billie said. "But so are
my needs. I need to protect my energy."
The conversation shifted. It wasn't easy. Brenda
kept trying to steer it back to her moans and groans.
But Billie gently, firmly, redirected her.
They ended up talking about Brenda's new hobby,
a pottery class she'd been taking. For the first time in
years, Billie saw a spark of genuine enthusiasm in her
sister's eyes.
Billie left the coffee shop feeling… different. Not
drained. Not exhausted. But… energized.
She had staked an Energy Vampire.
It wasn't about cutting Brenda out of her life. It
was about setting boundaries. It was about protecting
her own energy.
She realized that Brenda wasn't the only Energy
Vampire in her life. There were others.
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