Ghost-Story Tuesday

I've always been able to see energy. In fact, I was sure everyone else could, too. I remember, as a baby, knowing how my Mom was feeling because I could see her colors. I didn't understand when others couldn't tell that someone was scared, or sick, or tired. I remember one time when I was in Primary school, I was out in the schoolyard with friends. One of the little girls was sitting on the steps in front of the door, and I could see that her tummy was upset. It looked like a roiling, bubbling mass of brownish-green. "Look," I said to my friend. She didn't understand. "Look at her stomach." My friend looked at me like I was crazy.
I remember getting a surreal feeling...like my whole world was turning on it's end. "She's sick...can't you see?" I looked at the little girl and saw the green mass contract and roll. "Uh oh!" I said.
That little girl puked her macaroni all over the sidewalk in front of the steps. And my friend got very quiet.
I started to pay attention to how others acted around each other. I cleverly slipped little comments into conversations with my parents and sister about what I saw. And I figured out that nobody else saw. Can you imagine how that felt? At five years old, I didn't understand why I was different, but I knew that I was. And I became scared. To this day, I believe that that is when I started having anxiety attacks. I would tell Mom each morning that my stomach hurt...and I was so panicked, that it truly did! I felt like people would know I was strange, so I didn't want to go to school.
Over the years I learned not to see. Sadly, I've never been able to see as well and as freely as I could as a little girl. But now, I've learned to use my gift, and unlike talking to the dead, this is a gift that I am thankful for, and that I love to use. It's not something so hard to "prove" as being able to...uh...see dead people, for instance!
I love that I can "turn it off" now so I don't have to know when someone's sick (I also feel how they feel when I connect to their energy - not always pleasant!) or tired or...whatever! But when I want to, I can see how someone is feeling, both emotionally and mentally. I can place my hands above their skin and feel injuries - old, new, or future. I can work in energy to balance it, and best of all, I can find that connection with people that is so easy to forget in my busy life.
It's especially fun when I'm bored. I remember traveling to work on the bus several years ago and figuring people out just by studying their energy. Or sitting in a long meeting and sizing up whoever was talking.
It's also handy when someone is hurting. On the way to Maine this past summer, Jim's wrist cramped from driving so much. He asked me to massage it, and I did, but also used my energy to help him feel better. He knew instantly. It's so instant, that result, and so tangible. Some people feel it as heat, others feel it as a tingling sensation. I did energy work on a friend last year who fell asleep in no time, it relaxed him so fully. Others are completely energized.
You don't have to see energy to be able to sense it, or manipulate it. In fact, we all use energy every day. Think about the last time you were trying to convince someone to see something your way. There's that feeling of reaching out, of trying to connect. It's the same when we're "feeling out" a person and trying to figure someone out. And what about that feeling you get when you look into the eyes of someone you love? That feeling that takes hold of your soul...and you know they feel it, too? We so naturally use energy all the time. I've seen some couple's energies flow together like it was one.
So, everyone always wants to know their colors. The thing is, colors change. Everyone has lots of colors, so I just tell the dominant ones. And colors mean different things to different people. To me, if I see a lot of blue or purple in your energy, you are a mellow person, for example. Flow tells me as much as color...if you have a smooth flow of energy, you're much healthier than someone whose flow is choppy or stagnant. I often see red around sore muscles, and darker colors around areas that are sick or infected. Inflammation is red or orange, and something that is healing is bright green, usually.
Energy is fun. It flows in and out of us constantly. And the coolest thing is that is limitless...we can't even fathom what it can do. I love discovering more and more about it. Quantum physics is fascinating to me because of all the mind-blowing things we're discovering about existence and structure and...oh, I could go on forever, but instead, I'll give you some fun exercises to do!

1) Before you go to sleep at night is a great time to open yourself up. Try to connect to the energy of someone you love who lives a distance away from you (someone you don't see often but know very well. Family is best). First, relax your body and mind until you feel very calm. Then, think about your person. Think about the last time you saw them, and about how they make you feel. Now reach out to that person as if you are about to talk to them, or like you're trying to get their attention. The easiest thing to do now is to figure out how that person is feeling. What are they doing? Where are they? What are they wearing? This works especially well if you can get your person to reach out to you at the same time.

2) You've probably seen this before, but it's effective. Do this with a friend or family member. Sit comfortably beside your partner and relax. One of you holds your hands palm up and the other should place their hands, palms down, about an inch away from the other's hands. The palms-up person should focus on moving his/her energy up into their partner's hands, and the partner should focus on taking in the energy of the other. This is fun because each person should feel different effects. If both partners focus on pushing their energy out, you should feel heat and/or pressure and be able to move your hands further and further apart, but still feel connected.

Working with energy is therapeutic for me, so if anyone has questions or requests for remote sessions/readings, let me know!

ps: My girl Kelly's written a great post about ghosties and energy...go see! Kelly, by the way, is one of those rare souls who totally gets me, and supports me 110%. I love you, Kels!

pps: What should I write about next week? Do you want a ghost story? More details on something I've already written about? Got any requests? I aim to please!

ppps: I am so conflicted about writing this...but is there anyone out there who had a small, dark-colored dog as a kid that was either named tutu or wore a tutu?

Ok enough post-scripts already! Have a good day, all.