words, women’s day and water
Words. Women's Day. Water. These are a few things on my mind. You know that old saying "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me?" So NOT true! I get it....be tough and so confident ...your words can't penetrate me. Unfortunately, they do. It's clear on imaging technology, that negative words have a direct, less than desirable impact on our energy. You've heard of studies with plants...that talking kindly vs. harshly to plants influences their growth? Have you heard of the water studies? Japanese researcher Masaru Emoto published several volumes of work called The Messages from Water, in which he details how words among other things (i.e. music, thoughts), affect the molecular structure of water.
"The words themselves actually emit a unique vibration that the water is sensing. When water is shown a written word, it receives it as vibration, and expresses the message in a specific form, like a visual code for expressing words. Water exposed to the words," Thank you" formed beautiful geometric crystals, no matter what the language. But water exposed to, "...you fool" and other degrading words resulted in obviously broken and deformed crystals. When a complete geometric crystal is formed, water is in alignment with nature and the phenomena we call life. The words, gratitude and love, form the fundamental principles of the laws of nature and the phenomenon of life."
In one of his studies, he typed various words such as 'love,' 'thank you' and 'you make me sick,' to paper that was taped to the outside of glasses of water. The next morning, he looked at the water under a microscope and found some remarkable things. The 'love' water had beautifully designed molecular structures. The 'you make me sick' water was disorganized and far from cohesive. If this is interesting to you..you will want to check out the work of Veda Austin out of New Zealand. (www.vedaaustin.com). It's just about daily that my jaw drops at her instagram posts (https://instagram.com/vedaaustin_water?utm_medium=copy_link) I'd love to hear what you make of all this work. What I'm focused on and I feel is pretty undeniable, is the power of words. The most toxic of all for many of us, our own inner dialogue. We know words influence our energy, and if a mature human body is comprised of 70% water, well, it's more than just energetic. Imagine what repeatedly saying "I can't take it," "I'm too fat," "not pretty enough," "not smart enough" "not strong enough" "what an idiot" "I don't measure up" "it's too much for me to handle" "I'll never get out of here," or any of the not kind, hopeless, powerless, unworthing (yes, I made that one up) things we might say will do. What sort of damage does a repeated assault like this accumulate? And trust me, if you are aware of some of it...you say it about 30% more than you think, subconsciously. That script or that thought habit is running behind the scenes..so rehearsed, it is barely detectable. That's intense. So, if we really teach others how to treat us..which I believe we do... And, we really want to celebrate, honor, promote International Women's Day...then, my loves, go within. Don't minimize or disregard or mislabel this self talk as something insincere. Take a vow today to Own it. No need to figure out it's origin right now. Own it. Watch for it. Connect to it. Hear it. See it...See beneath it..locate it...soothe it. A cognitive behavioral approach would have us change that narrative right there. A mindfulness based cognitive approach would let it be, as an experience, not who we are. Example: I've noticed recently with an almost 14 year old and strong willed 8 year old, that there have been a good amount of evenings that I've found myself saying "I can't stand this," "I can't do this." So, I got in the habit of going to my room for a moment, turning toward these words, noticing where I felt it in my body..placing a hand there and honoring just that experience, in that moment. Feeling the overwhelm, noticing feelings of being alone, not enough and powerless. I felt my heart racing, my teeth clenched and I breathed.
Later, and once you have an idea of what shows up for you often, choose a narrative that would support the opposite of those feelings. (I chose "my love is boundless and I'm supported"). I CHOSE, You choose. Write it, draw it, post it, repeat it every single morning, in the mirror, in the shower, in the car, before you check a text and see the water begin to resemble the goddess you are, the goddess you choose to vibe. ;) This is my wish for you this International Women's Day.
