Our neighbor has a flag hanging next to his garage that my husband loves to hate. I’ve told him his hate poisons only him, but he either doesn’t care or doesn’t believe me.
But he’s not the only one poisoning himself. There’s one person in my life who makes me see red. I can get myself worked up months before I have to see her.
So, I’m trying an experiment.
We know that every living thing is made up of energy. And there have been many experiments showing that our energy affects that of other living beings. When we’re having toxic thoughts, we harm everything around us from the yogurt we’re eating, to the potted plants growing near us, to the people we share our space with.
What if, instead of replaying in my head conversations from years ago, I stopped, canceled that thought, and sent this person a blessing? What would happen?
I’m going to give it a week to find out.
I’m also going to try sending good thoughts and well wishes to two others: a woman I lost touch with in 1980 and someone close to me, someone I love a lot.
I’m setting aside three minutes a day to do this, forty-five seconds per person, twice a day (in addition to the negativity-canceling and blessing-sending).
My hypothesis is that I’ll feel lighter by feeling less negative. And that the energy of my house will feel brighter by changing my thoughts. I hope that the loved one feels the benefits of being sent positive energy. And it would be a wonderful bonus if my long-lost friend tried to find me.
Will you join me? What do you have to lose—three minutes you might have played a game on your phone? Who’s in?
