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Addressing the Spirit of Sabotage

You are about to level up in your life, and now the people around you are acting funny.


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Suddenly, your partner is no longer supportive, suddenly people are calling on you out of the blue to help them more, and suddenly the dog has a medical emergency. It seems like there are forces against you because perhaps there are. There is a spirit that will possess the beings closest to you when you are about to actualize a higher version of yourself. It is the big test of the hero's journey. How strong will you continue to stand in your faith? Will you continue to delay your divine destiny? Are you going to let the spirit of sabotage suck away your courage? 


In practical terms, you are indeed transforming yourself. Those who are highly dependent on you can feel that change, and it leads to hidden insecurities coming to the surface. Will they still be an important part of your life? Will you be giving them the same attention? Will you be available to them? These are real questions that indeed have answers that those closest to you may not like. Perhaps you are about to dedicate more hours to yourself to focus on your health or career. You really will not be available as much as you have been before. But, the spirit of sabotage knows your greatest weakness… compassion! The spirit of sabotage will strip you dry of your empathy so that you no longer have the energy to devote to your soul's mission. 


The spirit of sabotage is selfish. It wants you completely to itself. Not because it loves you, but because it loves the control it can have over you. You make it feel safe and comfortable. It uses you as a distraction from the true growth that they can hold themselves accountable to. But you make their life so much easier. You bend to their will so easily, so why should they try to fill their voids themselves? If this sounds all too familiar, the first step you need to take to cleanse this spirit from your life is to address it directly.


You need to set a goal for yourself and set boundaries to protect it. Then you need to be absolutely unshakable in this promise to yourself. This is one of the greatest moments you can have in your life to honor your commitment to a Higher Power, to God, to your Divine Self. The people in your life may cry and moan. They may turn absolutely miserable without you. Do not try to fix them or save them. If they threaten to harm themselves, you, or someone else, call for help right away, but do not try to resolve the scenario by yourself. I understand this is a heavy message to share, but the spirit of sabotage is real, and it is nasty. It is a spirit of emotional abuse and manipulation. It is psychological coercion. It is not healthy to surrender your soul sovereignty to any other being. Freedom of your autonomy is a God-given right.


You will no longer allow this spirit to manipulate your soft heart. You must be fearless in this next season. You must honor your soul's callings and see the fruition of your joy and self-growth. You are worthy and deserving of accomplishments and happiness outside of the caregiving and service of others too. This is not selfish; this is self-preservation. Self-preservation, given enough space to prosper and shine, results in life fulfillment and satisfaction… a sense of wholeness within. Your inner world with God is sacred; it does not need an explanation, but it is certainly time to communicate your boundaries and address this spirit of sabotage so that it haunts you no more.



Raileigh Easterling is the Founder of Conscious Lifestyle Coaching™ LLC. She is a motivational author, poet, & public speaker; a transformational retreat host & mindfulness teacher; and a business & public relations consultant. Conscious Lifestyle Coaching LLC is a sacred space for entrepreneurs, changemakers, and visionaries on the path of self-development, healing, and spirituality to experience transformation and holistic growth.



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