Be Careful. Your Thoughts Travel.
A few years ago, Cathy and I went to my hometown in Nebraska for my 50th high school reunion. Our experience provided anecdotal evidence that our thought energy is powerful and can travel long distances. We don’t need a phone or a computer to communicate with our dogs when we are away.
The story begins with the almost obsessive attachment our dog, Lucas, has to Cathy. (He is obviously a very smart dog.) He is so attached that he is always waiting and watching for her return when she’s away from home for an hour, a day, or longer. I’ve often observed him seemingly sensing when she is about to return home. He will wait by the door, and Cathy will drive into the garage a few minutes later.
We’re upset and he knows it
Around midnight, my sister woke us saying we had to move to the basement. Central Nebraska was under an extreme weather warning, and everyone was told to seek coverage. We waited an hour for the storm to pass and then returned to bed. At 1:30 a.m., our dog sitter texted that Lucas had been acting weirdly for the past couple of hours, running all around the house and bothering our other dog, Travis. She was concerned enough to wake us for advice. This was very unusual behavior, especially in the middle of the night.
Did he connect with Cathy’s concern about the weather? Did he connect with her inability to sleep because of the storm’s thunder and lightning? Or was it just an interesting coincidence that he was upset and exhibiting bizarre behavior while we felt very nervous about the storm over our heads?
Your thoughts send energy well past your brain.
There have been many studies and research done that show your thoughts send out measurable energy past your own brain. We’ve all heard the anecdotal stories of people being aware of when their loved ones are in trouble before being told the actual information. We do an exercise in our retreats that shows how negative thinking can impact another person in the room — even when they are totally unaware of the negativity.
Knowing that my thoughts have a more powerful impact than I might consider gives me even more reason to be aware of what energy I am sending out to the world moment by moment. It impacts my energy, intelligence, health, and work, and it can also disturb the animal world 400 miles away.
Makes you wonder doesn’t it? What impact are you making on the world with your thoughts? Are you sending out positive energy knowing it affects both you and others near you? Those thoughts may be influencing people far from you.
So, be careful what you think. Thoughts can travel,
Gary
