How I take care of my own energy - 1. my mind

I start by bringing my own energy to my own consciousness. Ideally, in a calm and better place alone.

I start meditating and focusing first on my mind.

How do I feel? What are the thoughts that arise right now? What are the thoughts that have been occupying my brain during my dreams, if I wake up, then throughout the day as I am awake?

The negative thoughts will likely come first: what I need to do that I haven’t yet, what bothers me, or, worse, what worries me, or, even stronger, what am I fearing right now, if anything?

If I have the time, I will write them all down, as my pen or keyboard could write them automatically without thinking. I write only for myself, for nobody else, and then I don’t judge myself, I just write as if a river were flowing.

Once this is done, I do a gratitude exercise. What works? What makes me feel good? The presence of my three-year-old son, for example, always gives me joy, as he has no conditioning yet and mostly wants to play and explore everything. I can learn from him.

I also bring to my mind the simplest “good” things, I can sleep in and enjoy my home, I can eat (and learning to cook for myself these days!), I will or have just met a friend, etc. I tend to forget the abundance I already have. If I am alone, I can bring to mind all the friends who love me and, why not, call one of them later.

I noticed that I tend to over-dramatize negative thoughts and overlook the positive ones. This is exactly what my native indigenous friends have been repeating to me for years and hundreds of times.

“Once you do this work, you should have only positive thoughts, for yourself and for others.”

How can I have positive thoughts when the World is at war? It doesn’t have to damage my mind; I can limit my consumption to the strict minimum. I could also ignore it all or go to a long, silent meditation, but I have chosen to live in society.

If I manage to stabilize my mind and focus on the good thoughts and the positive I have done and will still do today, I resume my tasks.

If I feel I am not in a good state, I can keep meditating until I clear the “bad thoughts.” I can also take a shower or a bath, exercise, or simply go for a walk.

I have also learned to clear myself with sage, copal, or whatever cleansing smoke I have with me.

If I have good thoughts, I will also speak, write, and act well.

Visualization (which, for me, means creating my own visions) is also an excellent way to shift my energy.

I will write about it tomorrow. It looks like I am writing a series of posts about taking care of one’s energy.