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6 Energies That Changed Everything
What I Found in the Open Space
A few weeks ago, when I began writing consistently again, I found myself sitting in darkness. I was meditating in blackness — afraid, lost, uncertain. Then I came face-to-face with fear itself. That moment changed everything. The darkness began to shimmer. What once felt empty began to feel alive with something new. Silver light moved through the space, and with it came a quiet sense of direction. Now, the silver has opened. It has widened into something vast. Spacious. Waiting. And I find myself here, in the open space — still learning what to do with it, still wondering how to let it be what it is.
The first energy to move into this open space, simplicity, arrived in slow motion. I watched it take shape as the space around me widened. There was no urgency in it — no pressure, no demands. Just a gentle unfolding that made me realize something I hadn’t fully known before: I need less to feel whole.
I’ve made small, deliberate changes — quiet choices that create room. I’ve learned to say no to what doesn’t add value to my existence. Meals that don’t take energy I don’t have. Clothes that feel easy on my body. I’ve stopped putting on makeup. I no longer get dressed for some imagined standard. I’ve let go of obligations I used to carry out of habit or guilt. I don’t owe every hour of my…
