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Energy Exchange

Plugged in & charging!
Was emailing a new friend recently (whom I met while I was in India) about how I’ve found myself becoming more and more sensitive to vibes over the last few years … We were both exchanging notes about how our personal yoga practice has made us more aware of that subtle energy field that surrounds everything, especially around people.

Don’t get me wrong, I can’t “see” auras or anything like that. It’s more of an intuitive thing. We are all — every one of us — able to feel these vibes. It’s just that over the years, this ability has been buried under layers of conditioning. We’ve all been taught to deny or ignore our intuition.

Babies and children are prime examples of how sensitive we can be to another person’s energy … Notice how they take to some people so easily (even complete strangers), but will not go anywhere near some other people (even someone close, like a family member). It all depends on what sort of energy, or as I call it, vibe, that person has.

Some people have negative vibes that put you off instantly, even though you don’t know them or are meeting them for the first time. Others are what can be termed as “energy vampires” — they seem to suck the life out of you, leaving you drained every time you interact with them.

On the opposite end of the spectrum are the people with super-attractive vibes — the ones you want to be around because they make you feel good by just being there! And among these lovely people will be a rare few who actually “charge” you up.

You feel revitalised and re-energised after spending time with these special people because they have so much positivity, it just overflows out of them and spreads out to those around them. As a result, you find yourself drawn to them, wanting to spend more time with them because they make you feel good!

It’s not easy to meet someone who not only doesn’t drain you, but charges you up as well. I’ve been very blessed to have met more than a few people who have this effect on me, and vice versa. Some have gone on to become close friends. Some I’ve only recently crossed paths with.

Case in point: A brief five-minute chat with a new acquaintance this evening left me buzzed up till NOW!

This is a very pleasant surprise as I’ve only met one other person who has this effect on me. Hope I had the same effect on my “charger”. After hearing about the rough week this person went through, I’m setting an intention to send as much love and positive energy their way.

Hey, might as well send out a whole lotta positive vibes to the whole Universe while I’m at it … We could all use the extra energy!

Om Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu!
Om Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu!
Om Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu!
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti!
(Om, may all the beings in all the worlds be happy! Om, peace, peace, peace!)

At Last

Finally closed a long overdue chapter in this life this morning. Just a little over a month short of three years. That’s how long it took to conclude this super-extended, director’s cut, special edition episode.

A friend asked me how I felt. I replied, “Meh.”

That was it. Not relieved. Not numb. Not celebratory. Nothing at all. Just … Meh.

What can I say? Three years is ample time for detachment to seep in. Plenty of time to step back, look at the whole picture and see everything in a new light.

Of course, that didn’t stop the mind from contemplating a reversal. Yes, just like She said, there is a part of me that wants to regain what was lost, that wants things to go back to the way they were. Standing there, waiting, watching the mind, all these thoughts were flying around.

Oh, how easy it would have been to say the word and call the whole thing off …

… And what? Hit ‘undo’? Regress? Discard all the changes that have taken place over the last three years?

“Absolutely not!”, screamed the heart, “No one comes this far to throw it all away!”

Quite a vehement protest, considering that I haven’t inched that far from the starting line … But when one has been repeatedly told to look to the heart, one does not ignore the heart when it cries out.

But it makes no sense to turn back now … Not when I’m here at last …

Where I’m supposed to be. Where I’ve always been. Right here, right now.

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