Living Energy Blog

Happiness is a state of being that arises from within in response to how we are experiencing a present moment. The lower mind, the province of our habitual mental and emotional states need to be trained to choose happiness. We can cultivate the energy of happiness through our choices of how and what to focus on…we can choose to make it a daily practice to engage in activities that build and support feeling happy. In short, we can make happiness a habit!

Nature’s graceful process displays the art of “unfoldment”.

It instructs us in the art of pure being.

Nature has much to teach, but this is perhaps its best and deepest teaching.

A seedling, the beginning of form holds the promise of what is to come.

The life force of the seed does not fret about its process. It does not wonder how it looks. It is not concerned about what obstacles may be encountered in its journey forward. It does not seem to care or be impatient regarding how long it will take until it blossoms into final form.

 In nature new life gracefully moves through its process, at times moving rapidly…at times moving so slowly it almost appears as though growth has ceased. At all times however it unabashedly takes what it needs from the sky, the earth, the wind and rain….and they in turn seem grateful to provide. 

A seedling simply perseveres, growing along according to its own unique blueprint so it eventually becomes what it will be within its own design.

This process of new life unfolding embraces many stages. In none of these stages does the seed weigh or measure its progress or bemoan its fate. The seedling does not seem to worry that it is not deserving of the sunlight, that it is not good enough to drink the rain. All phases and transitions are simply part of the journey to the full expression of the seed’s true nature. The tiny life form takes what it needs, adapts to shifts in environmental changes and perseveres, growing according to its own blueprint…..  moving steadily onward toward what it will become…ITS SELF.

  The seed travels onward through its life cycle toward ripeness when its mature fruit easily and freely drops to earth in a willingness to change yet again— the life cycle continuously renewing.  

We can learn to live with the same grace, beauty, fullness and seamless dancing spirit.

We each have our own energetic imprint. This means many things of course, but it is one aspect that is often overlooked when working with energy. We each are truly unique and have our own ”soulprint”.

One way of viewing that is to realize that perhaps your energy is designed in such a way as to help you develop a particular quality or strength. A correlate to that is that your unique energy pattern equips you well for the proper environment for you to demonstrate your special gifts. 

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Some people have very strong, mentally focused energy fields and find it very easy to move from one state to another using their power of mind and choice. Others have a very emotionally attuned field and will find it near impossible to enlist their mind to shift a difficult mood, feelings or their place in a relationship. They require tools that allow for processing of their emotions and erasure from the field before they are able to move on.

Some folks have very set fields which make them less influenced by environments, weather, others’ moods, energetic,verbal or emotional assaults. This is good if you are in a life stage or situation where you need to be focused, goal oriented and not terribly concerned with an-other’s opinion or even feelings.

Others have what is called a peripatetic field which is great for empathy, healing, counseling, intuition and teaching. The down side of this type of field is that it can mean a great deal of vulnerability to overwhelm, other peoples moods, thoughts etc. until one learns to work with it.

Of course most of us are a mix and not pure types but we do have a certain propensity in how are energy is arranged according to our default pattern. It takes awareness, self observation, insight and honesty to really know what is up with this level of energy. We can learn about these types of patterns through exploring books like Barbara Brennan’s Hands of Light or Carolyn Myss’ work “Anatomy of the Spirit” .

Another way is to look at your energy in real time via biofeedback. A caution( in my opinion–Karen): a snapshot such as those available  at Health Fairs  is one moment in time and does not necessarily give you an accurate representation of what your energy is up to!

Knowing about energy on this level probably sounds complex —but it is learning that can be taken in small segments to help you grow on your way—and as with anything worthwhile, it’s worth the effort! 

Being familiar with the quality of your field, in addition to the condition of your individual energy centers and what they represent helps you to be able to identify the best methods to make energy work for you!

Excerpted from The Secret – Spiritual Materialism
By Peter G. Vajda, PhD.“For the 2% who really, really get it, the Secret is no secret – living life from the inside out, trusting without needing to control, experiencing life’s pain as a teacher, surrendering their ego, seeing that life is larger than getting that parking space or Starbucks…that it’s not about spiritual materialism.

The Tibetan teacher, Chogyam Trungpa, suggests we be conscious about getting caught up in the lure of spiritual materialism. When our ego is driving our spiritual development, we’re headed in the wrong direction — accumulation of stuff and avoiding our emotions, not spiritual maturation.”

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Karen

There is nothing wrong with living a good life and enjoying material comfort,  but we must not lose sight of the part of the journey that answers the questions “Who we are”?  and “Why we are here”? I believe we are here to learn how to be  creators in/of our lives and realities. However, it seems a tragic mistake to be so caught up in manifesting the goods, the business, the right stuff, that we overlook what may be a fundamental aspect of our creative process: to birth our higher nature/spirit into this life so we can really LIVE, be present to ourselves and others, to touch each other and our world in life affirming ways and provide nourishment, liberation and freedom for all souls.

Oddly enough, it seems as we attend to growing and nurturing our spiritual selves, the rest of life seems to line up, but then at a certain point the ‘stuff’ does not seem to have the same meaning  or preoccupy us as much! .

Which world will you live in today? The one that tempts you to enter and create through negative thoughts, fear and doubt or the  one that quietly beckons you toward peace, love, happiness and joy?

Commit just for today to gently watch your inner world and softly shift it each time a negative or fear filled thought or feeling arises. Breathe, let go, choose love, appreciation, gratitude—just for one moment and then the next and the next.

Commit to building a resonance of inner  peace and happiness through each moment, just for today. Decide to paint an inner landscape of hope, love, peace and ease—-breathe, let go into a world that YOU choose. 

Negative thoughts and feeling states are some of the most common and profound sources of energy depletion and exhaustion. It is an area where we have ultimate control, but it is also the area where what is needed is personal responsibility, learning and effort. Easier to buy a crystal or move the furniture! Let me ( Karen )share a secret with you:if you do not work toward mind mastery the crystal won’t do a thing ( or maybe it might amplify all your negativity! ) and the furniture somehow just doesn’t work out! It is not that outer things cannot help us, but true authentic BEING, the place from which creation flows can only be fully embraced through inner development.

When you let go of negative thoughts

When you effectively process negative emotions

Energy on every level naturally increases

LET IT BE EASY!

Good morning!

I was thinking about posting some tips this A.M. on energizing your day and “coincidentally” someone had sent me a link to a video on YouTube by juniorattractors: The Gratitude Dance. It is a great way to start your day happy, energized and with thoughts of gratitude! I am sorry I do not know how to directly include the link but I will learn that shortly for future reference!

It is amazing where things like this video are showing up! It seems that there is a wave of new thought, more of a commitment to shifting feeling and opening our hearts to something greater than our problems! Could it be that there is something soulful up?????? Let’s hope so, as it is on focusing on what we do want that resolves issues and dissolves problems rather than concentrating on embedding our fear even deeper by concentrating on what we don’t want.

Have a grateful day!

Karen

If you are looking for a reason to be awestruck, go to YouTube and search:

Hubble Deep Field

The Universe from Hubble

Absolutely amazing!

Karen

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”
– John Updike

At times I (Karen)have struggled with my dreams and visions, wondering if they are “legitimate” pursuits or wool gathering! And then I came to realize that my important dreams come from deep within me, from a soulful aspect that is uniquely me. Others do not dream my dreams nor I theirs.

Our passion speaks to us through our dreams and visions. They are unique expressions of our souls longing to be birthed into this manifest reality. What is your dream, your passion? Are you listening deeply and remaining open to what your soul longs to help you with? Are you making time for that very best of friends who travels your whole life with you? That is one way we honor your soul, as well as a way of Living Energy more easily, entering the flow more gracefully. Taking time to be quiet, to ask questions, to remain open to answers from deeper wells of consciousness, makes space for your soul to show itself to you.

Be kind to yourself: open the space for the full force of your uniqueness to flow through and join you in the creation of your life. 

Here is a poem contributed by one of our teleclass participants—an awareness that came to her after a time of great turmoil.

 In my mind (Karen) it speaks to the deeper, softer place that is available to us always. Unfortunately we often contact it through the doorway of pain instead of consciously developing the contact. The task seems to be to create a stronger connection to this place that holds our soul’s presence, and allow more space for it to take up resonance in our lives.

Thanks to Pamme for sharing words that can help us touch deeper spaces!

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at peace

with my world
in spite of the way
things have been

with hope

for the future
no weight on
my feet

in the midst
of the sadness

tears turned
to cooling rain

restful
not so restless

at peace

again