What Are You Doing with Your Fifty Feet?
We all get angry, afraid - you know the human stuff. It's not wrong, it is just emotions - chemical reactions. But we don't have to stay there, mired in the drama, and when we think about it and reign ourselves in, we don't even have to go there.
When we have strong emotions, we influence your surroundings. Emotions
are like an illness, they are catching. Not
only do other humans catch our vibes, the space and objects around us catch our
emotional outpouring. How far do emotions
travel? The Hearthmath Institute conducted an experiment to measure the affect
of human emotions on nature. A subject
sat in nature and was hooked up to a measuring device with probes that were
attached to surrounding natural objects. The findings revealed that intense emotions
affect rocks, trees - anything within a fifty foot radius of the subject. Fifty
feet! Don't ask for the science, I'm not
getting into the" how," just the findings. (But you might find this video interesting
on singing plants. After being around music, the plants could then make tones.)
singing plant video
Wow. I started thinking about my fifty feet. When I stand up and turn around in a circle
and look out, I can see my fifty-feet. It's
a gift. I have fifty foot kingdom. It's
amazing how large that can be - that's one hundred feet in diameter. A lot of people can fit into my fifty foot
space. I can either bless or curse this
space. So I started asking these questions,
"What am I doing with my fifty feet?" and "How does one take care of his or her
fifty feet?" It's easy, one can take
care of his or her space by feeling love, compassion or empathy. When
my mind goes on that wild ride, whether I'm alone or with someone, I remind
myself that I don't want to pollute my fifty feet. I want an energetically
clean and clear space. We can all give the gift of presence in order to make our
fifty feet a warm and cozy oasis, not only for others, but for ourselves as
well. Who wants and angry plant on her desk?
It's a well known mystical fact that when two or more gather
and ask, it is done. Metaphysicians
believe that when two people get together in mind or prayer, the cumulative
effect is exponential. Two people joined intently in healing, affect fifty times fifty or a 2500 foot radius. The power of two, three and four can alter
many situations.
The idea of keeping our fifty feet clean gives us an
immediate mission. A few days ago, I was in Whole Foods. I connected with the
cashier and when I left, I lightly touched the person packing my groceries. I could feel our space and it was good. Those
two people were with me and I was in their fifty feet sphere of influence as
well. My friend, who was with me, asked
me what I was doing. My reply, "I'm
taking care of my fifty feet.
Causeless Joy
Yesterday I worked as a judge for a state election. The
voters were mostly older people. Some were perky, some somber and a few were even
daffy. To be fair I think there was only one daffy person. There were skinny
people, larger people, tall and short people, but of all the people, two stood
out.
One was a woman in her seventies; she was happy and upbeat.
As it goes with emotions, they are contagious, and I caught her joy. On that steamy
summer day; this brave woman left her home, crossed the street and walked to
the polls. I admit it wasn't too far, but
this lady was blind. She approached us, cane in hand and joked around as she
navigated her sightless life. What a heart throb this woman. Some people are
attracted to physical appearances, but it was her vibrancy that made her a
knockout. She was living graciousness.
The other heart throb was blind as well. At 92, she couldn't
walk and her daughter pushed her towards us in her wheelchair. She was smiling and perky. She rummaged
through her purse, found her wallet, retrieved a wad of cards and held up one up
after the other asking "Is this it?" She was looking for her identification
card. She didn't know who was running or who to vote for but she was going to
vote. How precious. She was only 7 years
old when women finally got the right to vote. Yesterday, she honored those
women who faced down their husbands and the politicians to make life a little more
equitable for women. Go granny!
These two ladies know what they're doing. What happened
before in their lives, who can guess? Were there childbirths or heartbreaks?
Was there an illness, a loved one lost in the war or hard financial times? If
so you couldn't see it on their faces. The legacy they carry is in their
smiles.
Life is full of
reminders. When life gets in our hands, it is interesting what how we mold it. Yesterday
these women were my role models. They were my reminder of how to live in
causeless joy. Causeless joy is the joy that is born from the inner light, not
as a reaction to things going our way. Thanks ladies, you light up my life.