We received this letter from Dakota in our mailbox this morning and thought we should share:

Dear California Psychics,

Good luck Dakota! We wish you the best! Thank you for your article on “Brush off Negativity” which is very insightful and helpful indeed.

I was at a 3-day conference in April where I competed for an officer position on the executive team. I didn’t win the position, but I had prepared myself for both situations, losing or winning, and although I was aware of the negativity throughout the campaign, I wasn’t prepared for the hurt I felt by the other person’s campaign speech on Friday during the candidate’s showcase. On Saturday during the business meeting the speech was altered considerably.

The conference ended on Sunday, but I felt very emotional and weepy all week and couldn’t shake the feeling or get myself into a positive mood. No matter how hard I tried, my thoughts kept revolving around what the first speech implied. Surprisingly on Tuesday I felt very happy and told myself that I wanted to retain this happy feeling, but on Wednesday when I went to the cafeteria to get some breakfast, I was suddenly overcome with emotion and felt weepy again. By the time I returned to my office I was sobbing dry sobs. I had to quiet myself for fear of someone overhearing me. Along with the dry sobs I felt nauseated as if I wanted to throw up, and that is just what I did, but it wasn’t food of any kind, it was just air or some invisible substance which I thought of as a round, grayish flow, something that came out of me which I couldn’t see but sensed. I felt immensely better after that and haven’t felt emotional over the situation except for today, Friday, when I reminisced the exact wording of the speech and became a bit teary again.

On the two occasions where I found myself in the presence of this person, I found it difficult to be friendly or carry on a conversation. I also felt the need to share and talk about it with some friends who I knew would understand the situation and my experience.

Your article on “Brush off Negativity” has reinforced my need to protect myself from negative attacks, which I never really remember to do!  But this afternoon on my way home, I was neutralizing all negative vibes and returning them to their source!  I am very happy to say that now, when I look back on the situation, I don’t feel hurt or angry and I feel able to forgive and put it behind me.  Even so I may find it a bit difficult to be too friendly for the time being.

- Dakota