A couple of days ago, I had a phone call with someone who was extremely worried and in a state of panic.
After doing my best to help and resolve the situation, we ended the call.
I noticed that I could now feel anxiety in my own body — a kind of residue that had been left over from the interaction — and it took a while to shake off.
The experience made me realise just how fluid our emotional states are and that emotions pass from person to person, almost like a cold or flu.
This was a good reminder to me that, at our core, we are energy.
And the energy we cultivate is influencing those around us all of the time.
Therefore, I want to be intentional about the emotional energy I bring to the world and to be conscious about the kind of energetic impact I am having on others.
My best teacher in this area is my dog Bella.
I leave every interaction with her feeling uplifted, with a renewed sense of playfulness and lightness about the world.
As Maya Angelou puts it:
“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.”
If this is important to you too, a good question to think about is:
What is the ideal energetic effect I’d like to have on others?
Or:
What is the emotional residue I’d like to leave people with after they interact with me?
