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Achieving Calm Energy

By Gay Barefield Jan 9

Calm Energy

“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be CALM in your heart.”

Thanks to our newest “teacher”, Henry, we are relearning the meaning of calm energy and how it affects our lives. We are firm believers in things come into your life for a reason and Henry has brought up some very good reasons. Along with the advice of  Cesar Millan, whose dog training techniques can be applied to all of us, four legged and two legged, we are reawakening our sense of calm energy.

For me, before Henry ever stepped onto the scene (which by the way was Thanksgiving Day and I am thankful), I was working on my own control issues. Over my lifetime, the managing and controlling of all details of my life had served me well but now it had become exhausting. I was working on more of a “going with the flow” existence, letting things happen instead of controlling them to happen when Henry arrived and that routine of controlled details got turned upside down! Be careful what you wish for because it may be delivered with fur and soulful eyes.

For my husband, it was more about patience, moving away from reacting to stepping back,  taking a breathe and then dealing with the situation at hand. For both of us every day is a new lesson and reminder of how we need to change.

Achieving calm energy is a process, a way to relearn how you react to things or how you tend to control. It would be wonderful if you could wave a magic wand and completely change your thought patterns but it’s not that easy. So begins the work if you are ready for the challenge.

Start slow and be gentle with yourself. I like using simple affirmations, like “I am calm, peaceful and surrounded by love.”, repeating this affirmation like a mantra until it becomes a habit that I repeat several times a day.  The beauty of affirmations are in the repetition, allowing the mind to digest and believe the words you are saying.

Louise Hay offers some simple yet powerful affirmations for you to try or come up with your own to bring calming energy into your life. I would love to hear your affirmations and how they are working for you. Breathe and move toward calm.

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  1. Lois says

    January 10, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    Achieving Calm Energy is exactly what I need in 2012…and following the ZEN CHICK advice to also “clean my slate” in 2012, I am well on the way to achieve that goal! When training horses, I often use the expression: “Less is More.” The LEAST amount of correction that you have to make to achieve whatever training goal you have set out to do with a horse, the MOST improvement you will see in the horse. Less is More is my personal goal for 2012!!

    • Gay Barefield says

      January 11, 2012 at 12:41 pm

      I couldn’t agree more with the “Less is More” statement and so glad you are making some major life changes! You go girl! Thanks so much for your comment and keep up the good work.

  2. Katie says

    January 12, 2012 at 6:53 am

    I’m in the same boat, Gay. A little rocky at times but my new pup, Levi is teaching me all about energy too. Thanks for sharing and for the great idea of affirmations. I’m starting right now. Happy puppy days.

    • Gay Barefield says

      January 12, 2012 at 10:31 am

      Oh Katie I knew you would understand! And yes let me know how the affirmations work for you. Thanks so much for your comments.

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