Do you work with your energy? Are you intentionally discovering ways to intertwine with your qi? Yeah? Then keep reading. Those who have stopped reading are either at a balanced level with their energy or are unaware of it completely. Those of you who are still reading this are evolving to handle more energy flow or to communicate with it. If you work with your energy, you are indeed doing spiritual work. You are connecting with the force that powers your body and creates your world and beyond. The benefits of paying attention to how you use your energy are plentiful. Here are 3 things to pay attention to while working with your energy.
Where is energy being wasted? Remember that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be wasted. Energy is constantly being transformed between potential energy and kinetic energy. Potential energy is the amount of energy stored (like a yo yo before it is released). Kinetic energy is energy in motion (like a moving roller coaster). Hyper-ness is just an energy surge or too much energy that you fail to direct. Laziness is too much thinking about the energy needed to do other things and being held down by it. In either scenario, energy is wasted because of the failure to think then do and the failure of doing without intention. Even things like waking up in the middle of the night and just lying in bed waiting on sleep or scrolling on the smart phones, watching TV, cleaning, reading, and playing video games are all examples of times where energy could be wasted. Creating a habit of setting intentions and moving in faith is one way to use your energy efficiently.
When do you misdirect energy? It is normal for us to misdirect energy when strong feelings cause us to get emotional. For example, when returning home from a stressful day at work a person may take their stress out on their family by not wanting to “be bothered”. It is normal to misdirect energy by overeating for comfort when the world is asking you to show up more and make drastic changes. And even in the case of being in a toxic relationship, it is normal for emotions of love, lust and hate to cause people to give more energy to the people, moods, and events that they don’t desire. Energy flows where attention goes… and that thing grows! All of these behaviors are normal, but remember that you are not “normal.” Focusing on your own behavior and feelings can give you insight to how and where you are directing your energy.
When is your energy manipulated? You manipulate your own energy with everything that you do. Manipulation is the intentional or unintentional act to control, influence or play upon. Meditation manipulates energy, so does caffeine, church, alcohol, too much or too little sleep, the prayer line, relationships, the news, music, social media, books, your mindset, the foods you eat and things you watch on the television. Envy and gossip are just a few ways that others can manipulate your energy as well as someone calling you to vent , complain, or seek your assistance emotionally, physically or financially; all of these are energy manipulators. Even a conversation about a loved one’s success can manipulate your energy. Energy just is… there’s no good or bad energy, nor any light or heavy energy. There’s just levels of awareness of the energy that you experience. Being mindful of the way energy expresses itself through your body by focusing on the breath and how your body communicates with you will help you detect when someone or something has made an influence on your energy.
Mastering energy is an art, it takes patience so keep practicing … may you experience a beautiful life blooming with abundance.
-Mrs. Divine