Personal Demons...

We all have them… most of which lie dormant because we’ve never dealt with them. Know that if you have never confronted your personal demon(s), it is still there… and will wake… when you least expect it.

A personal demon is a corruption of your soul inflicted by some form of abuse, whether external or internal, and is not always obvious. It takes shape in many different things… anger, depression, insecurity, drug/alcohol abuse, sex, racism- etc.

The majority of us have not defeated our own demons, but rather turned our backs towards them- ignoring them… denying they even exist. We put them to sleep with hope they will just disappear… but we still carry the burden of them on our shoulders. As we grow older, those demons may seemingly stay inactive within ourselves… but can be passed on to our children, and so forth… making our personal demon bear its own offspring.

From your parents, to you and your siblings, to your children and their children… do you know what your family’s personal demons are?

I was going to give an example by showing my family tree... but it started turning into a book and I got damn tired...