J.Monique Gambles, LMFT

You will meet people in this life who only intend to harm you. That gut feeling is your navigational system. Pay attention. That feeling of something being off isn’t your mind playing tricks on you. Benevolence and malevolence have two distinct feelings your body will always send you the appropriate signal. Trust that.

I’ve encountered evil more times than I care to admit or acknowledge. I ignored warnings because I didn’t want to accept the truth. I didn’t want to see certain people in a negative light yet consistently, they showed me horrific proof they were on the other side. In other words, they didn’t believe in light, love, peace, connections, God, or the universe’s intent to allow us to create harmony. My yays were always met with their nays.

Now granted, I can certainly come across as too positive for some. I’ve been called annoying because of it. Or as I’ve heard in the past, I disarm people with my kindness. That might be true, but it has never deterred the malicious intent to blot out my light. On average I encounter 10-12 people throughout my week who intend to disrupt my life. It sounds insane, and if I could, I would share the network of individuals behind it. Too much energy and not enough time in my journey to waste my time on them. Having this information is more than enough.

The worst thing about this is how we refuse to accept that there are two sides. People with good intentions that you will encounter and people with bad intentions. The latter can often be missed because it’s not always clear. It’s not always overt. It can be family. And lastly, if you’re not in tune and cannot distinguish what benevolence and malevolence feel like, you will miss a lot.

Some people can feel energy and use that as a guide. But keep in mind, that malevolent individuals know how to mask energy. They lay on extra charm. They present in ways that offer to help, pay, or connect (they usually initiate) and once they make you vulnerable, they strike or use others too. Benevolent connections are unconditional. These people care for the sake of caring. These people guide for the greater good. The vibrations match consistently. And you feel warmth. Physically and emotionally. It is not forced.

Encountering malevolent individuals, I notice that these people support groupthink, they can hide behind organized religion, and they tend to be dishonest. That has been my experience. I’ve done more blocking and disconnecting this year because finally, the lesson has been received. The truth is, I’ve been nice and accepting toward bad individuals when I should have never accepted them into my life, or circle, or fostered a connection. And I take full responsibility for my decisions to do so. That’s on me. It has led me to understand more about my journey and why the way has been so difficult.