your energy

your energy is sacred and of infinite value.

Many times I’ve felt as though my energy was robbed and snatched from right up under me without my consent. I’d feel tired and depleted which would then translate to confusion and anger. These emotional alarms were trying to communicate to me that something was off. Something within me didn’t like the shift of feeling perfectly normal to feeling like a shriveled house plant deprived of water. Water that would be in full supply should that plant be in its natural boundaries.

This feeling ultimately festered a furious blaze which fueled the ways in which I fiercely guarded myself. A fear was born within me. And this fear of having my energy touched or drained set the foundation for boundaries so high they resembled concrete walls. Which kept everyone out- the good and the bad. What this led me to learn time and time again is that your energy is your own. It has always been yours and no one can take it without some form of your allowance. Allowance doesn’t necessarily mean consent, but more so refers to what we are willing to allow occupy both our internal space (thoughts) and physical space as a result of boundaries we have or haven’t cultivated for ourselves.

I must note that though I’m speaking of allowance, there are things that may happen to us in our walking lives that are out of our control. This includes traumas or unwanted situations/interactions. No matter how dark or painful these experiences may be, keep in mind that we are always an energetic match to what we must experience, learn and transmute in order to be aligned with our highest, most empowered selves. Because let’s face it, growth occurs fastest when things get real and we’re in uncomfortable territory. We are the seeds being cracked open to bloom.

Simply put- things happens that we can’t always control. What we can control however, is how we respond and allow these outside forces to impact us. Will these experiences cripple us or empower us? What is there to learn here? By experiencing the darkness, what light are we being led to? Energy cannot be destroyed, therefore it must be transmuted. Each one of us has the choice to channel our pain into something that uplifts us. We can use this energy as a driving force to better understand, express, and connect to ourselves. This can take the form of a movement, expression, artwork, poetry, songs, writings, public speaking, an intimate better understanding of ourselves - literally anything that feels good! This is something that is occurring at rapid rates in our society as we see many people speaking up and expressing the injustice they’ve experienced or witnessed. In doing this, we transform the negative energy into one that is positive. We release the stagnant energy from within us and allow it to take on a new form that empowers us.

Erica

[she, her]

@elmtreeseeds @elmscameraroll

www.ericamontez.com

a creative, healer, herbalist, medicine maker and cocinera with Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian roots. here to support the collective as we rise and ground into our highest health, light, freedom, community, purpose and ancestral wisdom. i love Halloween, pitties, nature, Mariah Carey and road trips.