How To Protect Your Energy
Protecting my energy is a way I keep my peace. We are all energetic beings and keeping our energy to ourselves and knowing when to give it out is important.
When I heard of the term energy protection I felt really called to learn more as someone who dealt with a lot of exhaustion mentally, physically and spiritually in the past. I would over give and overthink almost every situation I was in. At one point in my life, each time I walked out the door I was scared of who I’d run into not feeling secure in myself or my energy I was carrying. After healing that part of me and growing, I’ve developed ways to protect my beautiful energy I carry and use it in only positive ways that don’t deplete me.
First, my favorite thing to do is to imagine a sphere of light surrounding me. This protects me from anything that doesn’t serve me and only I regulate what comes in and out of my sphere. Inside my sphere is my energy, the good, the bad, the neutral. As humans, we all have a little bit of it all, but we can decide what we fuel and give out/in.
Refraining from gossip or anything that includes speaking negatively about others is a great way to protect your energy. There’s no need for it and at the end of the day, you don’t gain anything from talking bad about someone.
Refraining from gossip about yourself is so important. Would you want someone talking negatively about you? Didn’t think so. You are a light. There’s no need to speak poorly about yourself, even in a sarcastic way. The universe doesn’t know the difference between sarcasm and the truth.
Leave relationships or friendships that aren’t serving you. People grow- and that’s okay. You can love someone from a distance. Sometimes it’s the healthiest thing to do for yourself and the other person. When the relationship starts to feel strained, my recommendation to you is to love from afar.
Let go of things that are out of your control. Can you control the rain tomorrow? No? Okay then don’t worry about it. Worry can make you ill and is not something you want to carry. When Negative emotions and feelings become too strong, they begin to manifest into physical. This could be internal illness or external illness. My dad always told me, “90% of the things you worry about never happen, 5% already happened, and the other 5% are out of your control”.
Every time someone gives you negative energy, respond with positivity. Maybe not back to them (my recommendation is giving nothing back or respond back with positive energy- they may really need it) but, maybe to yourself or to someone else. Make someone feel the opposite of how that other person’s negative energy made you feel. It will result in you feeling positive, therefore, protecting your energy.
This isn’t something to overthink. You may already be doing these things without even knowing it. Implementing some of these things mindfully into your everyday life may just make you feel a little lighter and make the energy you carry come off brighter and more positive.
