Personal Energy and Openings

Life is wearing on me. I feel drained of energy. How do I keep up?

We Move Ourselves Through Openings

 Openings stretch us. It takes a lot to move through them. They ask for our discernment and choice. They often involve significant change. Moving through Openings is not always a smooth process. How do we do it? By making sure we maintain our positive energy.

Sometimes, Openings require a huge amount of energy from us. We have to shift our perspective, see what is needed to enter the Opening, decide if we want to enter it – all before we even go through it. Once we enter the Opening, there is much to do. We may have to make physical changes, go through emotional shifts or engage our minds in what it is we must do.

In the meantime, the rest of our life goes on, requiring its usual amount of energy. We then have to make room for what the Opening brings and add it in. We give extra energy to it and to the change that it brings. It requires effort on our part – to adapt, understand and make the changes it requires. Even deciding not to enter an Opening asks for our energy.

The Nature of Our Energy

For purposes of this blog post, energy is the physical, mental emotional and spiritual energy that is within us and that we put out into the world to live. Each type of energy has different ways to maintain it.

To maintain our physical energy, we must fuel our bodies with food that keeps us healthy and do regular exercise to keep our bodies agile. To maintain our emotional energy, we must focus on our emotional make up and our personal growth.  To maintain our mental energy, we must keep our minds active and not let our minds dominate other aspects of our lives or get out of our control. To maintain our spiritual energy, we must look both inside and outside ourselves to find a deeper meaning and develop a perspective that lets us navigate the challenges in our lives.

Much is involved in maintaining our energy, requiring our attention. We must be aware of our energy levels – when they are in balance, when they are at the level we need them to be and when we are drained of energy. We usually have to “up” our energy when an Opening appears and asks for more.