My husband loves to watch the History and Learning channels, so I am constantly being exposed to all kinds of interesting information. (Insert eye roll here)
The other day, for instance, I learned that the waves in Hawaii sometimes begin as a ripple of energy created by a storm in Australia. It can take 8 days for this ripple to reach Hawaii where the coral reefs transform that energy into some of the biggest, most beautiful surf in the world.
This factoid really caught my attention. I thought about tsunamis, which are created by the energy of an earthquake undersea, causing giant waves that sweep into low-lying areas ashore, wreaking havoc on life there.
The flow of energy in the natural world does not judge or consider the impact of itself on the world. It is transformed by what it encounters, in beautiful or horrendous ways without regard to impact.
We are also constantly transforming energy. Our creative thoughts are the channel that directs this flow. We take Spiritual energy and send it out however we will!
The past stock market dive is an example. The bank and housing crisis rippled out into our collective mind and created a tsunami of fear. Why not? Our situation looked scary! Driven by energized panic, the stock market fell and fell, and fell! Even as the president spoke on television about plans to turn this horrible mess around, the numbers continued to plummet.
We may not all agree on the best way to move up from here. We can, however, make the choice within ourselves. We can refuse to be swept away in a climate of fear. We can direct our own energy.
Lesson: Direct your energy toward your desires!
Pay really close attention to who you are listening to and what you are thinking. There are various predictions about the return of the economy. You choose what you believe and think about. Gas prices rise and then they fall. The morning news reports that housing sales are up, if slightly. There is plenty of positive news.
Take yourself out of the prevailing tide of negative energy. Create your own mental stream of thought about what you want to be true for you. Look for ways to direct your energy that are the most hopeful/helpful. I am using this time to develop my writing, a long neglected dream!