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Choosing Our Energy and Our Outcomes
There are two kinds of receivers: those we seek and those we do not seek. Yet in every instance we have a choice.
When we design the receiver, we get to choose exactly how it will look. In fact, the better we are at adding detail, the better our result.
When the receiver just shows up on our radar screen already fully formed and expressing in its own way, our choices must then be different.
An event that, Terra Farrar, one of my Virtual Assistants shared with me demonstrates this beautifully. Here is her account of the event:
"One day, while on a business call, I strolled around the house like I do so many times while on the phone. My 'walk' eventually led me to the master bedroom where I enjoy looking out into the yard and the woods.
I soon noticed a myriad of pine cones falling to the ground, one after another. Boom....boom...boom, boom, boom. Strange, the wind was not blowing yet within a few minutes I easily counted over 25 cones in the yard. Puzzled, I walked back through the house and out the sliding door then looked up into the tree while the barrage of cones continued to fall. Waaaaay high up, precariously hanging onto the tip of a branch was a chipmunk chewing on the strong hold of each cone where one by one they came tumbling down.
My first thought was, Darn, now I have to rake up all those cones before I can mow the yard...which it was due for. Then, just as quickly as those thoughts came in, I turned them around and realized how precious the little guy was as he created a 'buffet' meal for him and his friends.
I realized that we have a choice as to how we allow life, circumstances and situations to impact us--and we can flip it around in an instant."
 
"In the first picture above, the container measures 27" long, 19" wide and 6" deep. The count certainly surpasses the initial 25. I dispersed them over the fence so all would not be in vane. I have since periodically seen the 'little guy' grab those I missed and dart under the fence. He has harvested a few more since then, however, this batch has certainly been the largest to date."
"In the second picture, here is the 'little guy' himself at his favorite 'table' (at the top of one of the fence posts by a huge tree) dining on an afternoon's harvest."
In this account, Terra realized that she had choices. One path was one of irritation and resistance to work that was perceived as unpleasant (having to pick up all the pinecones before she could mow her yard). This path would cause an energy drain.
The second choice--realizing that the chipmunk was dropping the pinecones so he could have a store of food changed not only her feelings about the event but the outcomes for her and the chipmunk. What Terra didn't share above is that she decided to help the chipmunk gather up the cones. She got a planter tray and happily gathered all the pinecones into it and placed the tray beneath the tree. As a result, she enjoyed the process and both she and the chipmunk got to enjoy the feast--she as a spectator and the chipmunk as the consumer. This path actually generated energy. She still had to pick up the pinecones, but because she chose her attitude, what began as an irritation became a delight.
Every day we have dozens of opportunities to choose how we will receive the energy of a receiver we did not seek. When we are aware that the opportunity to choose exists and know that how we respond will determine how energy expresses in any given moment, we are empowered to manage our energy and our outcomes.
The next time life just seems to happen to you, think about your choices and choose the high road--higher energy and happier outcomes will be the result.
In the next issue, we will explore the power of choice in creating outcomes further.
Live Abundantly!
Sherry
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