Energy Channels
Alright, ladies and gents, let’s set the stage. Our energy is limited; its source is abundant, but without rest, replenishment, & regeneration, life literally stops. There’s mental energy, there’s physical energy…and there’s a direct link between the two. Just as a guitar is unplayable if not correctly tuned, our mental and physical energy are the strings that need to be mindfully toyed with, to find those optimal vibrations.
Health and decision-making are directly correlated. From clarity come the best outcomes…and there’s a lot of mental mud that gets thrown at us on a daily basis. Tune your mental and physical energy to channels that are self-constructive, not destructive.
A quick stroll through any Twitter feed illuminates where the majority of society expends their mental energy…completely outside of themselves. Hunter Biden’s laptop, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, the foreign affairs of Putin and Ukraine, Barbie and Oppenheimer, are all distractions from what truly matters. As a direct indication of how nurture affects our development, instead of focusing on aspects of life that are in our control, societal consumption patterns lead people down a completely useless rabbit-hole! And at the end of that path? Wasted energy and time we can’t get back. Most forms of media and entertainment have always been wrapped in some essence of propaganda or corporate bias serving certain profitable agendas.
The information and experiences we expose ourselves to are the mental strings of our guitar. Mindfully tune your energy towards aspects of life that are in your control.
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
― John Muir