In a World Where Negative Energy Spreads Like Wildfire

Energy is contagious. Do you notice when someone is excited, you can’t help but feel excited for them? Has interacting with an angry person ever brought down your mood?

Our vibe or mood has an effect on the world. High-vibe or good vibes are emotions that are uplifting, and low-vibe or bad vibes are emotions that feel heavy. Vibe is short for vibration. The intensity of a vibration depends on its frequency. Everything is energy and carries a frequency, including emotions.

Bad things happen in the world, and today we are connected on an unprecedented scale, which means bad vibes spread at an unprecedented scale. If the majority of the energy on earth is low-vibe, we risk becoming consumed by it and dragged even lower. Earth becomes low-vibe. We are the microcosm of the macrocosm. Earth is simply a reflection of what is going on inside each and every one of us. An unhealthy environment is the result of an unhealthy populace.

We are powerful. The vibe we’re in affects those around us, and so on. Counteract the bad energy in the world with good energy. Spread good vibes so that the majority of the energy on Earth is high-vibe.

Happiness attracts. People generally gravitate towards good energy, and people can bring opportunities. When I’m in a good mood, I am more open to people and all that the world has to offer. Spreading good energy in a world that needs it helps to keep me in a high-vibe state. It is a form of self-care. When I’m high-vibe, I am positioned for success. Being in good spirits can really change a person's outlook on life.

However, bad energy is repelling. When I am low-vibe, I close myself off and desire isolation. I prefer to fly under the radar and keep to a corner. It feels safe and comfortable, but life gets stagnant.

Offer a smile or a friendly greeting to a passerby on the street. I know, I know, I’d rather fork my eyeballs out too, but in those instances when I did hike up my big girl pants and force my gaze to meet another’s, I was pleasantly surprised that I was confronted with another daredevil willing to reciprocate. A genuine smile has the power to change the chemistry inside me in a good way.

Do volunteer work - the smaller the organization, the bigger your impact. Making someone smile, laugh, offering acknowledgment or a helping hand costs nothing, but its impact on the world is great.

I volunteer at an small organization dedicated to assisting isolated and low-income seniors. The amount of gratitude each senior has expressed to me, some near tears, shows me that simply giving someone my time is the most valuable thing I can give. A transfer of good energy can happen in a small interaction and through small acts of kindness. It can lift a person’s spirit, even for a moment, and that’s not a small thing. As an added benefit, it lifts my spirit, and when I'm high-vibe, nothing seems impossible.

At the end of the day, it’s up to me who I choose to be. I can put either good or bad vibes out into the world. In a world that is increasingly becoming consumed by negative energy, spread good vibes.

There are those not used to friendliness from a stranger or are just simply having a bad day. Letting someone’s bad vibes take you out is giving them too much power. You must fight to keep yourself high-vibe, and by taking care of yourself, you fight for something greater than yourself.

Do not go gentle into that good night; rage, rage against the dying of the light - Dylan Thomas.