Aug 18 Daily Entry -- Pieces

I left pieces of myself all over town today. At this meeting and that appointment. I said words to these people and left impressions with those. I shed my skin cells on that street. I gave my energy to these entities. Little pieces of me everywhere.

I try to tell myself that they aren't pieces of the real me. They are photocopies of me. They are duplicates of the real thing. Harm them if you will, but it will never affect the real thing.

But that can't be entirely true, can it? Because I donated my energy to make those copies. These people and places do have something of me that was mine at the start of the day. Hopefully I got something worthwhile in return.

I worry about the pieces of me that I left out there. The cells, the thoughts, the impressions, the energy. Will they be okay away from their host? Will they be injured or manipulated or used to some unknown end?

I read a book once about cutting energy cords, and I want to revisit it. Of course I am of the world, and connected to the world. But I feel that too many people are taking energy that I don't want to give them.

I must learn to call my energy back to me. I must learn to keep it within. I cannot give it to everyone I meet.