Emotional Chords 101

To dissect the topic of emotional chords, you must first understand that you are an energetic being vibrating at a fine-tuned frequency. Your frequency fluctuates throughout the day in response to different events. Example: your car breaks down and you allow it to agitate you; a lower frequency may start to vibrate within you. On the flip note, if you’re feeling uplifted after a meditative yoga class, you’re vibrating at a higher frequency. Frequencies are all perceived by humans differently: someone may consider a lower frequency to be dense and heavy while someone else might comprehend it as foggy or hazy. These are just different interpretations from the human mind trying to make sense of energetic shifts.

Now, how does this play into emotional chords? In any form of relationship whether it’s romantic or platonic, you exchange energy with the other person- sometimes this is voluntary and sometimes it is not. Involuntary hosting of another person’s energy typically occurs when you aren’t grounded within your own energy or protecting your energy field. Have you ever gotten out of a toxic relationship but continue to feel drained even post-breakup, regardless of the years that have passed? This is most likely the residue of the other person’s energy, lodged in yours, through an emotional chord. On the other hand, voluntary exchanging of energy is often a symbiotic relationship where you willingly lend your energy to someone who is in distress. For example, when your best friend vents to you for hours about her break-up while you give her a shoulder to cry on, you are exercising a voluntary energy exchange. 

With this in mind, it becomes your responsibility to be aware of how you’re sharing your energy and how you plan on replenishing it if you feel depleted. Always remember that you are the owner of your energy and no one can affect you unless you allow them to. You are the captain of the ship!