Energy

 If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration   Nikola Tesla

                                              

 

As one who has studied energy work in the Healing Touch program.  I think of our bodies as one giant battery.  We gain, store and discharge energy according to the situation.  Energy loss and gain are very individualized.  Some gain energy from solitude while another person might gain energy from socializing.  Introverts/Extroverts.

I believe we can all agree that living things humans, plants and animals are composed of energy, that is an easy concept.  It becomes a bit more challenging to wrap our heads around solid forms of matter like rocks and earth have energy too.  Stretching our heads even further-thoughts have energy.

On this life walk I wanted to be conscious of physical, emotional and spiritual energy and see if I could corelate energy levels to the effects of varied situations.  Physical: exercise, food, sleep and water.  Emotional: solitude, socialization, isolation. Spiritual: creativity, boredom, TV, social media.

The effects of these things positive and negative are going to be positive for some and negative for others and may be both.  TV for example.  I find TV relaxing in small doses for defined time periods.  Binge watching TV for hours on end I find depressing, and it decreases my energy levels. Gardening is a wonderful energy booster for me.  It ticks so many boxes: solitude, creativity, accomplishment, exercise and beauty.

As a confirmed introvert I find I must have solitude to recharge my battery.  Generally, social situations and large crowds in particular are energetic drains for me.  The flip side of that, I have found, with the pandemic, retirement and living alone is that I need people.  I really do.  I find myself getting lonely.  Which is so odd to say as a self-professed introvert.  That said I need people in small frequencies and small doses, but I do need them-much to my surprise.  

Charges: solitude, nature, healthy food, limited TV, music, creativity, trying new things, beauty, people in small doses, meaningful conversation, learning, exercise, trying something new, drinking water, good healthy food in human amounts, petting my dog.  So many of these things are easy to do and well within my power of choice.  

Drains:  Noise, clutter, negativity, too many people or the wrong people, cocktail party meaningless chit chat, no nutrient food or too much food, making up a story about what other people are thinking of me or of some horrible event that could happen, doing the same thing over and over, phone scrolling, actual crisis such as the health of a family member.  There will always be times when drains occur but looking at this list. So many are actionable or can be limited.  Those times when I can't take action or limit my exposure, I will ask for Grace.