It’s important to pay attention to how we engage in the world. What do we spend our time thinking about? What do we give importance to? The day we begin to really look at our actions and thoughts, we begin to live a spiritual life.
We all have a tendency to hold onto negative vibrations. When we are feeling fear, anger, jealousy or any negative emotion, there is a part of us that knows that something is not right, yet still we easily get washed away.
How do we stop the flow of negativity?
There is one very simple practice that I recommend which can be done no matter where you are or what situation you find yourself in. Just stop your breath for a moment. Before the body begins to stress, release, and slowly welcome in a new breath. Do this a few times. Pull yourself back.
It takes some practice, but the sooner we can catch ourselves from flowing into negativity, the better off we will be. Think of it this way: it’s a lot easier to pull out a weed while it’s young than to wait until the roots have grown deep.
Sometimes, negativity comes towards us from someone else. Somebody is angry, somebody is unhappy, somebody is throwing a tantrum. In those moments, it’s very important to be aware of how we are using our energy. If we react, more energy will be needed later on to sort everything out.
We look at the news and all kinds of things are happening there. It’s good to stay informed, but we really need to look at how much time and energy we are spending, particularly if we find ourselves constantly getting angry and reacting to the news we hear.
The more we think about something, the more energy we send in that direction. When we take that step back, give it a little space and energetically disconnect, we will see that everything eventually settles down.
We do have the ability to keep ourselves from flowing into negativity. It takes a little attention, a little practice and remembering: nothing is worth losing your peace. Nothing.
