First, let me say a big Thank You to the Steemit community. The welcome I have received was incredible and really unexpected. So again, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You.
Now Let's talk about energy.
So, where do I start —I guess a good place would be what form of energy that I will be talking about. I am not talking about energy as we learned in physics, or at least not kinetic energy anyway. I guess it would be more of a chemistry meaning as in covalent bonding, but still not exactly. The energy that I am talking about is the energy that is within everything but also fills all voids. It is the energy that makes up everything that is, was, or ever will be. I have heard some refer to it as source energy or even universal energy, I like to call it resonant energy. Regardless of the label you slap on it, it is hard to refute that we are all energetic beings, and so are all other forms of life on this planet.
This is a photoshop composition I created that reflects how I visualize the energy
The way I understand it, we each have a unique energy signature, in a manner of speaking. It could be called a vibration or even resonance, this is the signature that makes us who we are. It is comprised of everything we have done, said, seen, eaten, and even thought. So as such, this signature is always changing as we live our lives. I have no evidence or studies to offer up as proof, this is simply my perspective shaped by my experiences and observations throughout my life. This signature I speak of could also be thought of as a waveform, again, an ever changing one though. Sometimes it might feel like a sine wave and other times it might seem more like a square or sawtooth wave.
Again, this is only my perspective and I have no expectations of influencing anyone to adopt my understandings or follow a belief or a belief system. I have a saying that I started using some 20 years ago, "Knowledge is Power, Share It". This is the basis in which I try to live my life. I guess I should also explain my definition of "knowledge" in the context of which I am speaking of it. I see knowledge as a byproduct of "understanding" information that you've attained. Let me add that for me "wisdom" is a byproduct of repeatedly applying said knowledge for a better understanding of it —as with many things, it comes with time and repetition.
Let's get back to the topic of energy. Over the years I have tried to stay as observant as possible to myself, my surroundings and the affects of outside influences on my life, and state of mind. What I have noticed is that when I am in a group of people their energy (state of mind) is one of the strongest influences on my state of mind. The only things that I have found that can influence me more would be hearing of a major tragedy or celebration. Now in terms of influence, let's use the waveform metaphor again, influence as in modifying the "amplitude" of the waveform up or down. So, simply put the "group's energy" can influence me to feel empowered or drained.
I have also noticed in these instances the affects of the "group energy" on others often manifests as emotion. If we look at it as a wave again this would equate to influencing the frequency or wavelength of the wave. Happiness would be a high frequency or short wavelength, with sadness and anger having a lower frequency and longer wavelength. The group energy affects are usually short lived and influence amplitude and frequency only.
Another observation that I have made is that people who meditate or balance their energy through "grounding" tend to be less susceptible to emotional influence by the group. People who practice such techniques are easy to spot as they are the ones remaining calm and trying to keep things orderly. I have also observed people who didn't knowingly or actively practice meditation or grounding, but stayed calm under extreme duress or when in stressful situations. Afterwards while talking with them I would find that they would enjoy taking walks in nature, or maybe walk barefoot outside often, or in some other way connect with nature.
Through observation and my own experience I have come to understand that though energy is everywhere and at times can be very influential, it is ultimately up to each of us to decide how we allow it to affect us. I am not an emotional person at all; therefore, I don’t have drastic mood swings, nor is it easy to ruffle my feathers. I accept things for what they are and as they are. Also, I set no expectations upon others. I have found that having expectations of others tends to lead to disappointment which in turn can cause not only a drop in the amplitude of my energy, but also a drop in frequency. I like to be in control of my happiness too much to allow others to affect me that way.
I have seen a lot of people with a "positive vibes" related mindset over the years. Today, just about everywhere you look someone is wearing a shirt with some sort of message promoting positive vibes. On the surface that is great. The positive message is influencing not only their energy, but others are susceptible to it as well. The question that I often ask myself is, "do they understand the how and why of it all"? I am sure that many do, but to me it seems that there are a lot that do not. I have noticed that those who follow the positive vibes movement but don’t really understand it often have energy signatures that resemble a square wave or a sawtooth wave.
A square wave energy signature will often manifest in the life cycle as a series of great highs and sudden lows, or one minute being on top of the world and the next feeling like life is over. I have often seen people slip into this energy signature and stay there for years. It might manifest as finding a job, working a few months then losing the job, then hunting for a new job for a few months, and the cycle repeats until broken.
Another signature I have noticed would be a sawtooth wave energy signature. People with this signature work hard in life in what always seems to be an uphill battle. This might manifest as promotions year after year at work and buying that dream house, then six months later losing the job. Then finding a new job starting at the bottom and having to work hard to get back up again. The cycle will repeat until broken.
The last energy signature I am going to talk about in this post is the sine wave energy signature. From my perspective this is the most natural signature to have. The transitions from high to low are more fluid than the other signatures. This is most often the signature of someone who is more or less in "control of their energy". My theory is that by being in control of your energy you accept that there will be ups and downs in life. As such, those in control don’t fight the downs, they use them to learn and to get the most out of every situation. There is always a lesson for us to learn. These people know that the up cycle always comes back, and that life is what they make it. They understand that they are in control or better yet, responsible for their own happiness.
I think that is a good stopping point for this post. I have much more that I can share with those who are interested in reading more about my perspective. To be honest, I have no expectations for this post. I do hope that it might spark some intellectual conversations on the topic of energy in this sense. So, who is willing to share their perspective in the comments?