I forget sometimes that internally-generated energy isn’t enough to fuel a whole lot of things. When you shut off the connections to the outside world, the energy inside of you will diminish. Alone, isolated for extensive periods of time, a human being does not accomplish much. There are exceptions, I know, but the vast majority of human beings thrive when the connections to those around them are nurtured and nourished.
I heard a great quote this weekend. I was watching an interview with Meryl Streep. She quoted someone else, actually, but I can’t recall who it was. This is what she said, “I believe a germ of each of us is inside the rest of us.” I believe this wholeheartedly, and it is the best reminder I could have gotten. Ironically, I just used the Buddhist metaphor of Indra’s Net last week at work to describe to a group of people the potential inherent in the building up of community. Indra’s Net illustrates that we are connected to each other (the strands of the net) in a vast network that extends indefinitely. At the intersection of any two strands is a perfect, multi-faceted jewel. Inside the jewel, we can see the reflection of the strands of the net extending outwards and the sparkling image of every other jewel in the net. When we move on to the next jewel, we have the same experience. Repeat, ad infinitum.
Indeed, the germ of all others lives inside of you…
Energy flows where we direct it. It is most potent in our lives when we allow it to flow through us. Our intention draws it in, our actions direct it back out, out into the Universe, the vast network of interconnected life. The key here is the married concepts of intention and action. It is not enough to intend an outcome for the Universe. It is not enough to merely act out. Intention alone yields unrealized potential because well-thought-out action does not occur. Action alone, without positive, purposeful intention driving it, yields unintended consequences because the full ramifications of the action are not considered. Intention must be clear, and action must follow intention. This is the looping path of energy flowing through the individual and the Universe.
My voice has been silent, but I am back now. It is time to open the flow again to see where it will lead us. You are out there. I am here. Making the connection will be the challenge. However, we can’t recognize the connection if the energy isn’t flowing. When my intention meets yours, our actions will encourage the flow of energy.
The energy flows precisely where we direct it.
Illuminate Possibilities 