Weekly Dose of Positivity
Love & Energy
I used to buy into the philosophy that energy should be matched: Whatever energy someone gives you, whether positive or negative, you should give right back to them. The more I healed, addressed my triggers, and became intentional about maintaining positive energy in my own life, I came to realize that matching energy isn’t always the best way to handle situations.
I began to ask myself, “When someone brings me negativity or unwanted drama , does it feel good to engage and match their energy, or does it feel better to brush it off and focus on maintaining my own positive energy?” When we’re constantly matching the energy of others, we’re allowing others to control us. When we’re constantly matching the energy of others, we’re in a reactive state and are not in control of our own minds and emotions. When we’re constantly matching the energy of those around us, our reality is only as positive as the interactions we have.
Books like The Four Agreements helped me realize how powerful our minds and emotions are, and how our mindset controls our perception and perspective of the world around us, aka our reality. Through practice, and unlearning bad habits, I’ve found that it’s possible to gain control of my mind and create a reality that is much more peaceful and joyful than the reality I once experienced. Instead of matching energy, I discovered the ability to transmute and transform it. If someone brings me negative energy, I have the ability to choose how I would like to respond. We always have a choice, and if we’re focused on creating the life we want, the choices can be very simple. We can choose to smile even when people might not smile back. We can choose to pray for people and wish positivity over their life even when they’re bringing negativity to us. We can choose to express love even if it’s not always reciprocated. Energy is contagious, and we don’t always see the immediate impact of the energy we put out into the world, but I truly believe that every bit of good energy that is given is always multiplying and transmuting the negative. My hope for myself and everyone who reads this is that we can gain control of our minds and emotions, and create change in the world, one day and one positive interaction at a time!
2 Quotes
“The world is very beautiful and wonderful. Life can be very easy when love is your way of life.”
“Love in action only produces happiness. Love will give you inner peace. It will change your perception of everything.”
-The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz
2 Affirmations
The love I give is always returned back to me, someway somehow.
The choices I make help create the positive reality I want to create.
2 Questions
Ask yourself…
When interacting with others, does the way I respond/react reflect the outcome and reality that I want to experience? (When interacting with others, remember that you always have a choice. Taking time to respond instead of reacting based on the energy of the other person is how we gain control of our minds and our reality.)
What would my reality look like if I constantly choose love? (Visualize and imagine what your life will look like! What would be different?)
I really needed this most important message today. I just let someone else's negative energy usurp mine. I am really going to try to use the suggestions here. I am going to reread The Four Agreements. I truly value this newsletter. keep it coming!