Recharging your energy: Gratitude for our sustenance
- Emma Rae
- Oct 11, 2023
- 4 min read
This is part 1 of a 4 part series
We've all been there. Maybe you've been working too much overtime recently, went a little hard on the drink over the weekend or are simply giving too much of your time to others and not enough to yourself. Now your battery is drained, and you're struggling to catch up and get back to feeling energised and motivated.
I want to preface this by saying there is nothing wrong with binging Netflix, eating some snackies and avoiding social interaction like the plague. But don't unpack and live there. If we're honest with ourselves, we know that isn't a long-term solution.
When we use these forms of escapism too frequently or for too long, it doesn't leave us feeling recharged at all, just more tired, and anxious about everything we've left on the back burner - the ever-growing task list waiting for us at the other end of those 3 seasons of 'Brooklyn 99' we spent the weekend blitzing.
When you're ready to crawl out of your cocoon, little caterpillar, here's an idea to help you get those butterfly wings going again!
By now, you've probably heard about the idea of practising gratitude, and maybe you're already practising it on a regular basis! OR, this might be totally new to you, so stick with me here and keep an open mind. One thing I find super helpful when I'm looking to recharge from a battery drain is giving thanks for everything I put into my body. From the water I drink, food I eat, right down to the moisturiser on my skin.
Before consuming, I think a prayer of gratitude such as:
"Thank you for the financial means to buy this food, the hands to cook it and for this animals' sacrifice. May their next life be a peaceful one"
Then take a few seconds to feel that loving gratitude in my heart and imagine it beaming into whatever I am praying over
Now...I get it. For some of you, this is gonna sound a little bit whacky, but believe it or not, there are scientific studies that back this up!
One of the most famous being by Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese scientist who was a pioneer in the study of water.
Dr. Emoto studied the crystaline structure of water and how words, music
and also intention (thoughts, feelings) have a direct effect on the structure. He exposed water to different sounds, words and emotions daily.
Our words, thoughts and feelings carry a frequency and vibration. This whole world and everything in it is made up of some form of energy, and they interact with each other on levels we often cannot physically see.
Dr Emoto, however, was able to demonstrate how the energy of sound and thought transforms water by freezing it and analysing the crystalline structure. Below are some examples of the results under the microscope.
As you can see, the water exposed to positive words, emotions and harmonious sounds created beautiful and intricate snowflake structures. They are exposed to the negative and discoherent sounds that appear to be chaotic and disorganised. Our human bodies are roughly 75% water, our fluid accounts for about 81% of our total water intake and our food accounts for the remaining 19%. So, by logic, you could come to the conclusion that the quality of the water that enters our body is quite important! Water holds and stores information. By praying upon our water, we imbue it with the energy we wish to consume. It is one of our most important life forces, and it's in everything we consume!
"The polarity of the water molecule and its resulting hydrogen bonding make water a unique substance with special properties that are intimately tied to the processes of life. Life originally evolved in a watery environment, and most of an organism’s cellular chemistry and metabolism occur inside the watery contents of the cell’s cytoplasm."
Another example of this, tried by thousands of people across the globe (and if you're in doubt, you can try it too!), is the rice experiment.
Place cooked rice, all from the same batch, in 3 separate mason jars. Label one 'Love', one 'Hate', and one 'Ignore'. Every day, express words and feelings of love to the love jar, hate to the hate jar, and just completely ignore the third. Generally, within 1-2 weeks, you'll start to see results, but it's recommended to keep it up for about 4 weeks.
The results that occur for almost everyone who tries this experiment are as follows:
The 'love' jar appears relatively normal for the longest, then eventually starts to show signs of some discolouration and finally fermenting, without any sign of mould.
The 'hate' jar will begin turning mouldy quite quickly and get progressively worse.
The 'ignore' jar generally looks the worst of all, mouldy, black and rotten by the end.
However, there are some varying results with this, and some people find the 'hate' jar has the worst results (as seen in the YouTube video below).
This could be because he kept all 3 jars quite close by as he carried out his daily practice. Perhaps, in this case, the ignore jar was picking up on the vibration of the words he expressed to the other two. I would recommend keeping your jars separated for the entirety of the experiment and bringing them out one at a time, putting each jar back before getting the next to get the most accurate results!
In conclusion, when our energy (vibration and frequency) has become drained, a wonderful way to help raise it up again is to raise the energy of all that you consume. Through practice, I find myself naturally doing this every day now with each meal and drink I have. I bless the water in my bottle each morning, and that will carry and hold the positively charged structure throughout the day.
To start with, you may find yourself forgetting to do this for everything you eat or drink, if so, just begin with water! Hold your glass in both hands, close your eyes and say/think the words 'Thank you' or whatever positive affirmation feels right for you.
Try practising this every day, every time you drink and see if you notice any effects!
Come back next Wednesday for part 2 of my 4 part
'Recharging your energy' series
With love,
Emma 🌻
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