Don't Stay Stagnant

We all have attended an event where the speaker shouts out “let’s get energized” – right? Have you ever considered how important that is, energy?

What do we do when asked the question at the event – we usually start to raise our voices, clap our hands, and start to jump around. Movement is energy, and is key to all life. How do you feel emotionally when you get energized – pumped up, correct?

                                                      “Emotions are Energy in Motion."

Think about running water, full of vitality and life – very important to us, but what happens when water lies still and stops flowing – it becomes stagnant. Just like stagnant water, we become poisonous to ourselves, if we begin to draw in and or dwell in negativity. Our energy begins to ebb, and our emotions begin to change. We move from positive to negative – we attract negativity instead of positivity in situations and people around us!

Ever paced up and down on an important phone call, ever noticed that you sound more confident when you stand up on a phone call?. When you smile while on the phone – the other person can actually feel the difference in your tone – your energy is different – it’s positive! How does your energy change when you meet someone new, a new great friend, or you meet that someone special – it’s electric, isn’t it? Everything is energy, it is the universe and it is you.

Energy is motion and movement is a must. It is not required for all of us to run a marathon, swim the English Channel or climb Mount Everest, but we need movement. This is not just about physical health; it’s about our overall health, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Just as it is important to remember to quiet your thoughts and be mindful – movement is life, is energy and a key element to happiness.

“Happiness consists in activity. It is a running stream, not a stagnant pool”. – John Mason Good

Reflect back to the science you learned in school (however, long ago that was). Energy is made up of positive and negative ions but what we sometimes forget is that we have the power to change our energy. By making a concerted effort to move our bodies, we in turn are choosing to be more positive. It changes our emotions, it changes our focus in our daily life, on the world around us, on how the world sees us and experiences us. Movement fast tracks us into tapping into positivity.

If you feel like you are stuck in a rut, ask yourself:

• When was the last time I moved from this spot? – Go for a walk around the building, or visit another colleague in another part of your building.
• Can I change my focus? – don’t stay stuck on the challenge in front of you.
• Am I fixated on fears and uncertainties that are outside of my control? What has to happen for that to change?
• Some ways to change your energy:
• Motion can be as simple as clapping your hands, stamping your feet, going for a walk, or whatever your body is capable of doing.
• Change your posture. Match your body to the frame of mind you wish to have. Head down, shoulders forward and shallow breathing keeps you in low energy. Straighten your spine, shoulders back, head up.
• Get into the practice of smiling and laughing at yourself in the mirror in your car or the bathroom, it will increase positive energy in you too.

It’s about bouncing some ions together and creating new energy – positive energy! It recharges you, draws in happy, purpose driven feelings and drives out frustration and procrastination. You will attract positively minded people and experiences to you. Have you ever noticed when people start dancing or jumping around at an event, you are drawn in to participate and into the positive flow of energy. Life is movement, movement is energy, you are energy so move and don’t become stagnant!

“Life is like a mirror – smile at it and it smiles back at you!”