All of us have vampires in our lives, people who suck our energy. Sometimes these vampires are very clever about stealing our energy before we even know it. Usually where there are strong obligations, there are strong vampires. The “what I must do” is often bullied by a strong vampire making sure that is so.
Sometimes vampires operate at very high levels with smiles on their faces, leaders of the pack. I was leading a team that happened to be all women on a project that took months to complete. Everyone was a volunteer from different companies, and most of these women were vampires. One in particular ruled them all. Skillful vampires can shut you down with the look of an eye, and they can zap you of your energy before you even know they’ve taken a bite!
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We are all asked to do things we don’t like to do, at work and in life. We’re also put in situations to deal with people we prefer not to be around. It is our nature to go to war. We are not trained to be luvvers. It is only in our essence, which must be developed, that we learn to luvv what we don’t like. 
If you’ve ever worked for a boss who reacts before getting the facts and thinking things through, you will love this!
Gail and I were at the Drive-In. I was driving and Gail was in the passenger seat. It was one of those places where you park, order in your car and they bring it out to you. I ordered cherry limeade and Gail ordered a blizzard, basically a milkshake with candy in it, butterfingers or M&Ms in vanilla ice cream. It was a hot June day and we were thirsty.