who said that?

omg, this is my 300th post! that's especially trippy in light of what I have to say today, which is that I'm not sure who wrote any of them.

Many energetic healing modalities suggest that some of us have more permeable energy fields than others. Those of us on the more permeable end of the spectrum, like me, not only absorb the energies of people we are in close relationships with, but also anyone we pay attention to -- including the cashier at the grocery store, and various strangers who are standing nearby. Absorbing their energies means we might find ourselves thinking, acting, or feeling like they do.

It's not too hard to clear their energy out and restore ourselves back to being full of our own energy again. It just takes intention. Thinking, "Clear. Be all here." is one way to do that.

Some people like to use a visualization, picturing their own energy as a colored mist, floating back to them and settling in, while sending the energies that don't belong back home to their owners. You don't need to identify the thoughts or feelings individually, or send them to specific people - just intend to release them and let them find their own way home.

Some people like to shower or wash their hands, and imagine that anything they've picked up energetically that isn't theirs goes down the drain and is neutralized by the earth. Some like to lay on the ground, imagining the core of the earth as a magnet that pulls out and recycles any energy that doesn't belong to them.

There's no right or wrong way to do this -- whatever harnesses your intention will do the trick. It's just a matter of remembering!

Sometimes it takes me a while to notice that I'm not myself. I'll write something that feels so right on, and then read it the next day and be like, "Huh? I don't really feel that way!"

Or sometimes the wake up call comes from readers who knows me well, and they will write to say, "That's not how you are at all!"

When I pay attention, I can usually figure out whose energy I was narrating. But even if I'm not sure, I can still release it.

One of these days, I'll remember to clear myself on a regular basis! But for now, I'll take the lemons of forgetfulness and make lemonade out of them by simply enjoying the interesting read ...