So I've come to realize that I have way too much negativity in my life, not just on me but in my surroundings as well. Most of it has to do with work and stuff. I know I have the choice of getting away and finding a new job and whatever else, but around here it's easier said than done.

Anyways, I've been thinking about candles/incense that may help relieve the negative energies and thoughts. Even if it's not during the time.

Anyone know of anything that may help to the least? Or better yet is there some sort of website that describes all the affects of candles/incense?

Thanks for your input.

I want to send some positive energy and vibes your way. I too have gone through some times where I feel that there is too much negativity around. I don't really have many suggestions for you, but I know that there are other people on the boards that might.

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Thanks Blue for the positive energy/vibes. You know I appreciate it.

Ant, mind if I kinda steal ideas people give you? (If you read Mama's post below "Bad luck or curse?" --- you'll know why...)

Maybe I AM in a "negative energy" pull. I dunno...I try to be as positive as I can be about everything. My friend Mike's been hounding me about focusing on positives and the like. He is a HUGE fan of Norman Vincente Peale's works...I'm supposed to be reading a book of his now ("The Power of Positive Thinking;" again, Mike's busting my hump about it!). That might be something for you to look into...

Funny, I've always considered myself a very positive person. Even when walls are crashing in around me, I will find SOMETHING to laugh about. There's a silver lining in every gray cloud, you just gotta find it is all... (Just once in a while, get a little overwhelmed/body-checked into the wall of life, and stuff's gotta spill out...)

I feel ya Sharon, and I'll check out that thread soon.

Recently I just feel like I wanna run, and get away from everything that's around me in my usual time. And recently I've been having thoughts that someday in my life I'll be running away, finding and searching for the right path for me. Don't know why I'm getting these thoughts but maybe that's what my future holds. *shrugs* it's kinda hard to explain exactly how I've been feeling. But know this...I'm good and fine.

Just seeking some stuff right now.

what u are feeling is one huge step into maturity for starters.. this point in ur life u are becoming more and more of a man.. there does come a time in life when u are forced to see the energies around you and forced to look at urself and surroundings... this happens to all at many different ages.. it's OK to feel this way..
ur best first step is to really recognize what it is that is having negative effects on ur life or pulling in this energy.. incense and candles do help for meditation and relaxation which can open the doors to ur visions and epiphanies.. they can become clearer and clearer.. then once u recognize these things, finding positive new ways to filter that out and replace it with new, exciting, loving, things.. will start to slowly alter what is around u....

www.wiccaforums.com

is a great site for information on candles, incenses and the works...

even a simple chant or prayer in the morning can make a difference

good luck, best wishes

hmm interesting. Thanks for the words and advice. I checked into that link, pretty cool site.

i can relate to everything above and sending positive energy to you. i got alot of sage, incense and candles through many sites that i googled and use it throughout the week. i pick what i use depending on the mood and what i need. a good start is to clean your space and home with a sage smudge stick, it rids it of negative energy and they now combine it with extra natural ingredients which give a really pleasant smell. get a variety of light incense for different mood and lavender candles will work wonders.

keep on keepin on is the best advice.

it's all we can all collective do.

Driving, music and nature (all together)is what helps me put behind the negativity.


hope all is well with you

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Originally posted by ~ReAligned~:
Recently I just feel like I wanna run, and get away from everything that's around me in my usual time. And recently I've been having thoughts that someday in my life I'll be running away, finding and searching for the right path for me.

Hmmmmm....now where have I heard THAT before? Hmmmmmm... ...oh, yeah. IN MY HEAD!

So get outta my brain, Ant! (Kidding, dude!)

But seriously, I know what that's like. Every day (pretty much), after work, I take a 25-mile drive to a Dunkin' Donuts to get some coffee, and then head home. And every day, it's the same thing. Heading down the Palisades Parkway...pass exit 18, 17, 16, 15...what would happen if I just kept going?...exit 14, 13, 12...just let the car take me somewhere - some small town where nobody knows me - maybe head towards the midwest...exit 11, 10, 9West...just start over - get a small job, little apartment, be anonymous ...exit 9East, 8West, 8East...

There is something, I dunno, "romantic" about that idea of just "running away". Not romantic in the "gotta-buy-a-gift-for-my-life-partner" way, but in an idealistic, adventurous way. Just walk away from this existence you've grown accustomed to and throw yourself out there and become a "new you". But then, what'll happen when that "new life" gets familiar - do you run again? How many times can you just "start over"? Will it ever be "perfect" to where we won't run again?

Then, I get off and get my coffee and head back home - the long way - well, considering my house is really only 10 minutes away from where I work, this WHOLE journey is "the long way home..." But I digest...

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Originally posted by sharonkateri:
Heading down the Palisades Parkway...pass exit 18, 17, 16, 15...what would happen if I just kept going?...exit 14, 13, 12...just let the car take me somewhere - some small town where nobody knows me - maybe head towards the midwest...exit 11, 10, 9West...just start over - get a small job, little apartment, be anonymous ...exit 9East, 8West, 8East...

Wow, for some reason that sounds peaceful. lol just going somewhere that you're not familiar with and just starting over. I never actually thought of it like the way you put it above. You put more details in the "just run away" part. lol

Well...that's what it is. Running away - from life. As "miserable" (now, that's an exaggeration, really, but to make my point...) as I might be, will "disappearing" really make anything better?

Most likely, not. Same sh*t will happen again. Same problems will be there. So, run away again? How many times could you do that, run away, before it'd all be just too much to handle?

I mean, if there's a pink elephant sitting in the room with you - no matter what you do to ignore it, deny it's there, whatever --- it's still going to be there until you deal with it and get it out of the room. And the sooner you do that, the better...

(I know...I hear ya - easier said than done, as I'm finding out too...)

Yeah I understand what you're saying Sharon. But who knows maybe the first *get away* will be the last.

And for everyone who might be reading this, don't think I'm gonna be running away anytime soon lol. And I don't hold Sharon responsible for any running away actions. haha

Awww bro. Chin up Ant. You are not alone. Everyone has those feelings from time to time. The daily grind can get to anyone...whether you are a regular Joe or a super rock star. We are all human. You gotta find the simple pleasures in life. Maybe what you are going thru right now is the perfect muse for a new song?

Thank you Deb, I appreciate it. Today wasn't such a bad day. And I did something a little different. I burned some sage in my room in my candle that I have sitting here. When I left for work I just felt good about myself.

About sage though...I used ground sage, so I had some problems actually keeping it burning. I sprinkles some in the flame of my candle, and then I covered up an incense cone that I had and burned that away as well. I still have the scent flowing in my room 7 hours later.