Dear Openeyes,

Many things have been done to you that no-one should ever have to endure, and yes, literally you have been the victim.......but that does not mean that you have to remain the victim. You have much more inner power to overcome these challenges than you realise. Things have been done by awful people that you cannot change......people are as people are, it is what you do for SELF that matters.

Your neighbour will always be like this whether you give up the legal battle or not. You cannot change how your neighbour behaves, but that is not important. The ONLY thing that matters is how you behave to self......how much strength and peaceful inner resolve you display. It all comes down to how you talk to self. Do you get vengeful? Do you wish ill on others who have hurt you? When you get so terribly frustrated and full of fear at the possible outcomes, where does all that horror go?

I am definately not saying that you should not be angry at destruction of property or precious animals, you should be furious, but when it becomes overwhelming and all-consuming, it can become Darkness so great, that you do not remember what it was like to see Light.

TRUST your instincts AND your ability to reason with self. When we act on instinct alone, we are hypervigilant and we become reactive to everything. No one wants to deal with a vicious and hostile neighbour, but if your home is your sanctuary, where your heart is, then you should never give that up. But chose your battles. This person can make your life hell, but they can never take your home or your freedom away from you......unless......you let them.

I KNOW that you have the ability to approach this with much fortitude and peace. You can stand your ground with conviction and no anger. FORGIVE this neighbour, DESPITE the fact that they are mean and horrible, because YOU CAN. This must sound completely counterintuitive, but inner strength comes from the ability to say out loud to an empty room:

"I forgive you and I will continue to forgive you no matter how badly you might make me feel or how badly you behave, because I am stronger than Darkness. In forgiving you, I am not giving the power away, I am taking the power back."

It is hard work, dear person, and things that are important are things worth fighting for, but do not give up self in the process. You are much loved and much too important for that.

Take good care of self,

Michah