“I wanna know what you’re thinking. There are some things you can’t hide. I wanna know what you’re feeling. Tell me what’s on your mind. Pure energy.”
~Information Society
I watched the remake of The Karate Kid last week. I thought it was really good! Mr. Han (Jackie Chan’s version of Mr. Miyagi) had some really good quotes, none of which I could find on the internet, or else I would have used them instead of quoting Information Society above. However, to paraphrase, in one scene, he tells the kid “Kung Fu is in everything we do. How we put on the jacket. How we take off the jacket. How we treat everyone.” In another scene, He tells the kid all about chi, the energy force within us.
Most religions and spiritual traditions have this concept of “energy”. Some see it as internal, some see it as external. Some believe that we can use it to affect the world around us, while others believe that the power to change the world rests solely within the hands of God. It goes by many different names, such as chi, kundalini, magick, light, prana, Divine Love, or even “the Force” from Star Wars, but it’s all energy. Pure energy.
It’s all energy, and it’s all the same kind of energy. Internal, external, arising from within, raining down from God, a mystical field that surrounds us and binds us all together….it’s all just different expressions of this spiritual life-energy.
Energy is always surrounding us. It links us all together, and it flows into us, out of us, and around us all the time. It’s in the air that we breathe, it’s in the food we eat, and the water we drink. But it’s even more than that. It’s in our hearts, in our minds, and in our souls. It is our connection to God, our connection to each other, and our connection to the world around us.
And it’s in everything we do. Everything (How we put on the jacket…). Whether we are conscious of it or not, it’s always there.
When you have a conversation with someone, whether it be in person, on the phone, or over text, you are exchanging energy with them. When you leave a comment on a blog, you are exchanging energy with the person who wrote it. When an artist creates a piece of art, he shares his energy with everyone who views the art. When you appreciate a piece of art, you are giving energy back to the artist. Whenever you interact with another person, you exchange energy with them, and whenever you interact with the world, you exchange energy with it, too.
When you make up your bed in the morning, when you do laundry, when you clean your kitchen…you are using energy to keep your home peaceful and serene. When you do your job, you send energy out into the world. When you laugh out loud, or feel a sudden rush of love swell within your heart, you are broadcasting your energy to the world around you. When you eat or drink, you consume the energy of the animals, plants, and other ingredients. When you use, or consume anything, you also consume the energies that went into making the item.
Using money is another form of energy exchange. Whenever you buy something, or sell something, you are exchanging energy with the other party. When you make a donation to a charity or give money to someone in need, you are exchanging energy. I know that many people want to believe that money is the root of all evil in the world, but it isn’t. Money is just another form of divine love.
Throughout the universe, divine energy is revealed to us through science. Two hydrogen combine with one oxygen to give us water, the precious gift of life. We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide, which the plants and trees use to create oxygen for us. All physical matter is held together through atomic energy. Inert substances bond together to form complex chemicals, which in turn bond together to form life itself. Opposing physical forces keep the Earth in perfect orbit around the sun, assuring us that we will neither get shot out into space nor fall into the sun. Gravity keeps us anchored to our home planet, while heat and combustion allow us to propel ourselves out into space.
All the physical properties of our world are a reflection of God’s love for us. The world, even the Universe itself, works to take care of us, to support us, to love us. The Universe is a wonderful, magical beautiful home designed specifically to nurture us and help us grow.
Energy is inside us, too. It keeps our heart beating without us even thinking about it. It regulates our breathing and our immune system. It controls cell division, carries our thought waves through our brains, and spins our chakras. We can harness that energy, and use it to affect ourselves and the world around us. We can use meditation to calm our minds and focus our intentions, and we can use reiki, yoga, or other energy-based systems to heal our minds and our bodies.
We can use our energy, either alone, or with the guidance of God, to heal others, to attract the things we desire into our lives (intentional manifesting), to affect our environment, or even to heal the world. From miles away, we can mend broken hearts, lift fallen spirits, or turn a bad mood around.
And, oh yes, we can love. We can LOVE! We can love the people in our lives…our children, our parents, our friends, our families. We can even love people that we have never met. The love we have for each other, for children and friends and family…that love, it doesn’t really come from us. It’s another expression of Divine Love, of energy. It’s around us all the time, surrounding ALL of us and connecting ALL of us together, to each other. It connects you to the ones you love and the ones you care for, but it also connects you to people you don’t know or haven’t met yet. It even connects you to people you actively dislike, and even to people you hate (if you do that sort of thing).
Love is always a choice. We don’t “fall” into love. It’s not an accident. What happens is this: We meet someone, and some part of us recognizes our connection with them on a subconscious or even unconscious level. At some point in getting to know them, we open our hearts and the love (energy) that was already there comes flooding in and fills up our hearts.
We often make the mistake of believing that it is “us” who are doing the loving, but really it’s God, working through us.
Sometimes we acknowledge our connection with another person, but we don’t open or hearts because of fear, anger, or pain. We keep our hearts closed, and we don’t allow the love to enter our hearts. Sometimes, we allow the Love in for a while, but then we change our minds and close our hearts to that particular connection. But the love is still there; the energy is always there. As the physicists tell us, energy is neither created nor destroyed, it only changes form. So even if you close your heart, the love is still there on the outside.
Do you see? Everything is energy, everything is love. Everything is LOVE! Particle physics, astronomy, quantum mechanics, chemistry, mysticism, religion, communication, solar energy, fossil fuels, money, creativity…it’s all expressions of divine love. It’s in everything we do, how we take care of ourselves, how we take care of each other, and how we care for our world. It’s how our world takes care of us. It’s how God (no matter how you envision Him/Her/It to be) takes care of us, and how we come to know God.
Love Always,
Jay
PS – I had originally planned to talk more in depth about fear, anger, pain…the “dark side of the Force” in this post. But it was entirely too long, so I decided to cut that part out, and make this a two-part post. In my next post, I’ll cover how all of that crap works, share my own experiences with it, and let you know how you can protect yourself from negativity in all it’s forms.
Hi Jay,
This post has amazing Energy about it. Here on Earth, we find the need to “label” everything as a way to try to understand what we Know in our Being yet truly do not yet know…So, Energy, Love, Force…pick a word to describe the Universal Flow.
You are correct–we may use whatever label we would like, however *it’s* in all that we are, do, be…I am the moonbeams that shine through my v-berth hatch, just as the moonbeams are me..we share in all…
So, as you point out, it is of utmost importance that we are Aware that each thought, action, word..all that we share is not isolated.. it ripples throughout All. Knowing that, I am accountable for All that I put out there– so in my life I choose to focus only on good, take the time to refresh, and to share with others when I know my Energy is pure and good…I try to do the same for myself..to be as generous and kind with myself as I am with others..
As you will cover in your next post, the flip side is correct, any unkind word, thought, deed, purposely placed to hurt someone in any way…is something I am accountable for as well…I do not share in such a way, and it is my obligation to myself *not to accept negative either”….Negative is Fear..and absence of Faith..so to combat it I grow my Faith and leave absolutely no room for Fear to flow from me, into me, or through me..
I also believe since Love flows *through* me, I shall do the work to remove any internal barriers so it may flow freely and gather momentum as it flows to the next person..I wouldn’t want the flow to stop ‘here” within because I thought removing a barrier was too hard, or I wasn’t feeling in the right mood..or whatever excuse Fear establishes…So, if I am disheartened (what some call wounded) I shall stop right there in Life and put my heart back into it…heal..and allow my heart to remain fully open to the moment as it is..each and every day…
Thank you for sharing..perhaps one of your most authentic, heartfelt posts yet…
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Hi Jay,
These were the first words I read this morning, and, wow. I want to frame this and put it in my living room. Will you sign it for me?
Beautiful piece of writing, compadre.
~xo
Jay,
This is Truth with a capital “T.” I remember when I first began using my energy for good in uncommon ways, like blessing people with my thoughts and sending love to others when I think of them. I also like to send love ahead of me when I’m traveling. I used to do that when I worked with addicts. The energy was always “charged” in rehab with so much going on with so many different people. I always felt better sending loving energy there. And then when I do a workshop, fly on a plane etc. I also fill the places with loving energy. I think even our thoughts are energy and that’s why I want to create so many positvie and loving thoughts. The more I work with loving energy the happier my life is and the happier the people around me. If like attracts like I want to attract great energy. And that’s why we met. Our positive connected somewhere in cyberspace and the rest is history;)
@Joy – Thank you for sharing your wisdom here. You’re right…we are all responsible and accountable for everything we put out, either positive or negative. In my own personal life, I have been putting out a lot of negativity lately, and it has been taking it’s toll on me. Like most people who put out negativity, I am usually reacting from a wounded place or from a place of fear instead of faith. Just as you said, the key is grow our faith so that fear has no room to grow.
There is a Native American proverb that says that every person has two wolves fighting inside them. One is the wolf of fear, pain, anger, and sorrow. The other is the wold of love, peace, faith, and comfort. Whichever wolf you decide to “feed” is the one who grows stronger and wins. I think your comment, and indeed even your life, are a good example of feeding the wolf of peace.
@Lori – Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!
@Tess – Thank you! I think you are 100% correct, and our thoughts *are* energy. I think that we should all strive to think more loving and kind thoughts, for as it is said, our thoughts become our actions, our actions become our habits, and our habits become our character. All the things that we do (either positive or negative) originate in our thoughts, and so it is important to keep our thoughts as positive as possible.
Hi Jay
Beautiful stuff!
Everything indeed is energy. And may we never forget that if we are energy, and energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed, what that also means for us…
Thank you for such a beautiful and passionate read
@Evita – Thank you for stopping by. I’m glad you liked the post. Thank you for bringing up the idea that we are all energy. I think a lot of the negativity in the world (which I will talk about more in part 2) arises because we forget the fact that we are beings of energy, and therefore, can never really be harmed. A lot of fear, sorrow, confusion, and pain could be alleviated if we would remember that one little thing. I know that personally, I could be a much better person if I would keep that in mind, so thank you for bringing it up.
There’s something about your rapping that makes the hairs on my arms dance in fields of goosebumps.
such a warm article. dripping authenticity and… honesty. and power. and magic. and the force
everything is love. couldn’t agree more.
also def agree that it’s a choice. that’s the part that bewilders me. why would people choose to not love? and what part of them is it that makes that decision? is it even answerable?
such a magic post man,
supremo respect
twitted+stumbled
alex – unleashreality
@Alex – Alex, man, I love the way you french kiss life! Thanks for stopping by, I’m glad you liked the post. I always tell everybody that if I could write like anyone else (other than myself) on this planet, it would be you. I love the way you make love to the English language, dripping gooey metaphors like melted chocolate on the page. So when *you* compliment my writing, it means the world to me. Thanks for being awesome, and for being a light in my life. I love you, man!
This is so beautiful, Jay! & I almost forgot I want to watch this movie also.
Do you see? Everything is energy, everything is love. Everything is LOVE!
so wonderful to think of everything as pure energy and connect with this flow.
blessings to you,
Jenn
Oh gosh!! You have just made me wish that I went to watch the movie with my children! I had to skip the movie date with my children and husband – they all went without me – because I was busy with some work.
Very beautiful writing about Energy! One of the best that I have read!! Thumbs up!
@Jenn – Thanks for visiting. I’m glad you liked the post. It really is wonderful when we can connect with flow and the abundance of the universe flows easily and effortlessly.
@Evelyn – Thank you, Evelyn! That’s really high praise coming from you, because I consider you to be one of my mentors in energy, flow, and abundance, so I really appreciate your praise. Yes, definitely go see the movie. I think it’s a great story for everyone, but especially spiritual people such as ourselves. I think you’ll really enjoy it!
nice insight Jay , i liked how you complied different pieces and connected them together, i want to see karate kid too, thanks for the post
I haven’t visited in a long time. I love your post. Can you take it a step further and see that we are all God working through human bodies and souls to experience Himself/Herself. I believe that all is energy/love/God. We are not only interconnected. We are One.
@Farouk – Thanks! I’m glad you liked the post. Yes, if you can see Karate Kid, I highly recommend it. It’s really good!
@Patricia – Thanks for stopping in. I’m really glad you liked this post. Yes, I believe your statement that we are all God is spot-on. Back a while ago, I wrote a post called “God is Play-Doh”. One of the things that I talked about was how you can take a lump of play-doh, and break it into lots of little pieces, and then form it all up again into a single piece…but the whole time, it’s all the same playdoh. I think that’s our relationship to God. We’re all little pieces of God, working our way back to merge with the “big” piece in the afterlife. Thank you for your insight, and thank you again for stopping in!
Hi Jay – this post never came through on my Reader! I just realized this because your latest one did today, and I linked back to this one, and then checked my reader again. Oh well. I really like it of course. I will comment on your latest, and go see if I missed any others…Lisa