THE ENERGY OF GIVING AND RECEIVING

Often we think of the act of giving as an action word and receiving as simply passive. But that doesn't need to be the case. Receiving can be as active as giving.

Take for instance if you are walking down the street and someone throws some negative remark out at you and you react by slinging something equally offensive back. Believe it or not, that is actually a passive form of behavior, specifically because you are reacting rather than taking charge of your energy.

Next time this occurs try "judoing" the negative energy by smiling friendly or giving your head an understanding nod, as though you read the intent in a friendly way. Strangely enough, many time this can actually convert the negative intented energy into good.

One may wonder how this can occur when the intent on the part of the other person was intentionally to offend. The reason is that the two involved in such events are exchanging energy that can and does take the creative form of how it is shared.

In this regards than, the act of receiving becomes an active word because someone took conscious control of the way they handled the energy exchange.

In the world today we see many different kinds of energy exchanges that can quickly escalate out of control or remain in control, depending upon how people "act" or "react" in response to the words other people share with them. Words are energy and because they are, they can be converted into new forms spontaneously, depending upon how you receive them and give them back.

Remember this: Someone can't give you something if you don't receive it. We have conscious control over our energy and can use it anyway we choose. It's up to us how we use or abuse it. As is the nature of energy, it is of an absolutely malleable essence and can be converted into anything we desire it to be.

Therefore, let us learn to wisely use the energy we exchange; it could be all the difference between a peaceful and warlike existence.

Peace to you always~~
Nahu Lanham