The Energy Cure: How to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Time

By Kimberly Kingsley

“It dances you through many quick and easy energy-boosting tips but by the end you’ve also taken a spiritual journey that leaves you at peace.”—Steve Chandler, author of Creator
If the terms “spread too thin,” “drained,” and “strung out” sound familiar, it is because they accurately describe the chronic energy deficiency that many people experience today. The demands of a fast-paced world often pull our energy in multiple directions, leaving us depleted and overwhelmed. Gulping down Red Bull or relying on adrenalin for energy is not a long-term solution but is being treated as such, thus causing many stress-related illnesses.
 
In this timely book, psychotherapist and energy coach Kimberly Kingsley introduces personal energy management—a way to live life to its fullest while preserving and renewing your most precious resource. Learning to harness and manage your personal energy can elevate you from survival mode to a place where you grow and thrive. As a guide to personal energy management, this book teaches you to: increase resilience against daily challenges by cultivating an energy buffer; use the language of energy for making everyday decisions; protect yourself from “drains” that exist in every sphere of life; and become free from self-defeating thoughts and behaviors that deplete energy.
 
With The Energy Cure, you’ll see how to make life-enhancing choices, not life-depleting ones, every moment of every day.
 
“The Energy Cure is an affirmation that it is possible to unplug from external chaos and connect to internal peace.”—Foreword

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 15, 2008
• ISBN: 9781601639813

Kimberly Kingsley

Kimberly Kingsley, energy coach and psychotherapist, is a teacher of modern enlightenment dedicated to helping others experience inner peace. Kingsley is a published author who delivers workshops and presentations on how to be a powerful and light-filled presence in this world. Visit her online at kimberlykingsley.com.

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Introduction

Today evolution brings us to this place and offers an amazing opportunity. We can learn to manage our energy in the midst of our fast-paced and demanding lives. Identifying the draining sources in and around us and taking control of our personal energy resources is the antidote to stress and the key to getting charged from the inside out, becoming bright. We need not abandon our everyday lives to embark on this journey. The challenges presented only promise to increase the pace of our personal evolution. Each step walks us toward modern-day spirituality, in which we are very bright, deeply rooted, nonattached to specific outcomes, yet very attached to our essence and inner source of spiritual energy. As we tune inward and learn the language of energy, we are led to a place of total integration of spirit and matter—embodied spirituality.

Integration of spirit into matter results in a strong, flexible, and clear container from which we passionately express love, life, joy, and all the other attributes of spirit. This is our function here on Earth. We are here to play hard, and passionately express ourselves. However, many of us spend our time cleaning up messes from choices we’ve made that were not based on the one point of reference within us, but on the millions of external reference points that we mistakenly look to for answers and energy.

Love and compassion, for ourselves and others, guide us on this journey, and courage is our companion—for it takes a warrior to consistently follow the directives of life—directives that sometimes ask us to release that which keeps us dull and unimpassioned.

Any pain endured is short-lived and replaced by ecstasy. And you’ll find that the energy you accrue along the way will not only reduce stress, but will provide lasting inspiration and brightness.

Charging from within and becoming bright is the modern-day equivalent of enlightenment; indeed, you are getting brighter every day. This entails maximizing the amount of energy you are able to contain in your physical body to the point of appearing luminous. The terms strung out, drained, or stressed point to common ways that we lose valuable energy. Contemplating the principles outlined in this book will accelerate the energizing process.

We can reach this lofty goal only because of those who came before us, many of whom had to leave the world in order to detach from temptation and distraction enough to allow spirit to fully penetrate their being. The template is set. A new age is upon us, and we are now free to follow in the footsteps taken—often painstakingly—by our wise forefathers and mothers.

This book is divided into seven chapters, each moving you toward a more energized and passionate version of yourself! A healthy energy system moves from the internal to external, as do the sections of this book. In addition to furthering your personal evolution, my hope is that reading this book will provide enjoyment—bring more joy to your moments.

Recognizing Bright Ones

One can tell a Bright One from a mile away. After dropping my daughter off at school one day, I was in my car and almost out of the parking lot when the silhouette of a man caught my eye. I could hardly see him, but was intrigued enough to slow down and watch for a minute as he walked toward his truck.

After a few moments, I was able to see him better. He was an average-looking man with his shirt tucked neatly in his belted jeans. The details of his appearance are irrelevant, for what was powerful enough to make me stop and pay attention was his brightness. We do not always see a person’s brightness, but we do always perceive it. It may be a good feeling that you get, or simply their presence that feels strong to you.

This kind of brightness is the charge that comes from having a strong connection to your internal source of energy. This internal, spiritual energy is life itself—undiluted, unobstructed life. It is what makes one bright. You can be powerful without being spiritually charged; however it is an externally derived power, not bright, and always fleeting.

This book is concerned with internal, authentic, spiritually derived power. We will explore how to plug in to this unlimited source of spiritual energy, and how to manage it in a way that supports your purpose: authentic self-expression.

Your Energy System

The human energy system is like any other system in nature. It is complex and completely interdependent. If one aspect is out of balance, the whole system is compromised. There are many ways we lose energy, and just as many ways to enhance it, but managing your energy is simply a means to an end.

Self-expression is our ultimate goal, and when we manage our energy optimally, we fulfill our functions of self-expression. Life is pro creation—in favor of extending itself. Genetic procreation, pollination, and creative endeavors are all ways that life fulfills its most basic function. Realizing and aligning with this fundamental, organic principle is the key to individual fulfillment and success.

It is easy to get in life’s way. The goal is to support the life that naturally seeks to extend through us. When we are not busy literally procreating, we engage in creative self-expression. The words creative and expression make creation.

Your creation does not need to be as profound as the Sistine Chapel. It does not even have to be an active process. We express ourselves even when we are not trying. The man at my daughter’s school was not doing anything special other than walking to his truck, yet his essence was moving through his body, resulting in a strongly charged energy field—he was bright.

Just as your body does not require you to deliberately digest food, effort is not necessary for life to extend or move through you. What is required is for you to become proficient in the language of energy—your one point of reference. There are many qualities of energy, and discerning these subtle variations will provide you with all the information you need to get out of the way and follow life’s lead toward your unique version of nirvana.

Energy Tip: Next time you’re in a crowd, look around and see if you notice any Bright Ones. Do you see, feel, or sense the life emanating from them?

The Stress Effect

Modern life is incredible. Our life expectancy is at an all-time high, averaging 77.6 years of age. We are connected to each other as no other time in history. And technology continues to evolve, at what seems like the speed of light.

Although all this is true, there are two sides to every story. One has to wonder if there is such a thing as being over-connected. Is it possible that being connected to each other via the Web and cell phones is leaving us disconnected from ourselves? Are MP3 players, television, and computers taking up so much space in our minds that we are becoming deaf to the more subtle nudges of instinct and intuition? Are we as a society becoming addicted to being plugged in to the outside world? And finally, what are the implications of being chronically disconnected from ourselves?

Childhood and teenage obesity is on the rise. In fact, experts now predict that life expectancy will drop later in this century due to the rise in childhood obesity. Why do people overeat? One reason is because food is grounding. It helps us to feel solid and planted on the ground—perhaps our children need grounding in a world that is moving so fast. The thing is that grounding occurs naturally when we play outside rather than watch television.

Not being plugged in to the present moment is the biggest threat we face in terms of our health. Why is this? Because nourishing, spiritual energy only comes from within. Further, the energy in our bodies sends us messages about how to take care of ourselves all the time, but we can only receive the information if we are tuned in to the present moment. When we are strung out, spread thin, and over-connected with everything except ourselves, we ignore these messages and begin to starve.

It is estimated that 75 to 90 percent of visits to primary care physicians are stress related. If modern life is so easy, why are we so stressed? Perhaps moving at our current pace, for all its advantages, does not give us adequate time to recharge. The bottom line is this: One’s ability to cope with everyday challenges directly correlates to the degree that he or she is energized and nourished from within. The principle is the same for the tires on your car. When they have enough air in them, they glide over rocks and such without a hitch; however, when they are low on air they are not as resilient to the inevitable bumps on the road. The result is accelerated wear and tear and decreased overall performance.

Think of your own life. Do you lose your cool more frequently when you feel drained, overwhelmed, or frazzled? Do you find yourself feeling more tolerant on the days that you’ve gone for a peaceful walk or taken some time to simply be? Most of the events of our lives are not inherently stress-producing (some are, of course), but most of the stress we experience is due to an impaired ability to respond to minor daily challenges with grace. The energetic buffer received from a few minutes of inner connection protects us from these challenges that might otherwise take a piece of us. When we’re buffered, a little lost energy can quickly be replaced with a few deep breaths.

Energy Tip: Unplug from everything today while you are in transit. Instead, spend the time reflecting upon your inner and outer world. Notice how you feel upon arriving at your destination.

Here’s the thing: not only does racing through life cause our energy to spread too thin, but we also miss countless opportunities to infuse our bodies with the kind of nourishment they really need. A good laugh, a beautiful flower, two butterflies playing tag, a joke in your head that tickles you and makes you smile inside.

Stress is a huge problem. Becoming more energized from within is the solution. Resiliency is the prize when we take time to plug in to ourselves. No need to throw away your iPod, simply take breaks to tune in to you!

Chapter 1

Connect to Your Spiritual Core

Deliberately charging your energy system is proactive. I believe that this alone, if practiced by the majority of the population, would change the world. What it does for us as individuals is this: It allows us to leave the house full. It increases our patience, compassion, and resilience against the blows of the day, radically reducing stress and stress-related illnesses. It connects us to life’s purpose and provides the courage (and energy) to make necessary changes. If you do nothing else to better manage your energy, do this.

Along with providing much-needed nourishment, the life energy received when you consciously charge is imbedded with information. It may be subtle at first, but as you listen and learn the language of energy, the messages will get louder and louder. Initially, the information you receive will be focused on whatever is blocking life. As you charge, life will naturally want to extend through you and guide you in making decisions that support its increased expression.

When you read the tips in this book and start to notice all the things zapping your energy, don’t panic. Just breathe, meditate, or walk—focus on whatever you do to nourish and charge your system with pure spiritual energy. The rest will happen organically and at the pace with which you are most comfortable.

My experience is that the biggest obstacles to core expression come to the surface first. Maybe the first block is a relationship or habit that needs to be transformed or released. It is not practical to tackle everything at once; therefore, follow whatever comes up.

As you read these words, your inner self has probably already revealed your biggest source of energy depletion. If you’re not ready to go there yet, don’t. Just commit to deliberately receiving spiritual energy daily, and soon you will be ready to take the next step on your journey. It is amazing how quickly we are able to release patterns when we are ready. In the following seven sections we will explore how to spiritually charge from within—the first step toward embodied spirituality.

One Point of Reference

Charge Daily

Levels of Self

Just Breathe

Letting Life Lead

Embracing Your Potential

Stay Grounded

One Point of Reference

Fully charged people live by the principle that there is only one point of reference for every decision. This point of reference is life energy within you. Life guides us as to how it is best supported. Simply put, there are life-enhancing decisions

Reviews for The Energy Cure

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The Energy CureHow to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Timeby Kimberly Kingsley This 221 page how-to on spiritual growth and maintenance was a real pleasure to read. I completely fell in love with it's simplicity and straight forward talk about the need for a program of daily spiritual discipline and the different ways we can connect ourselves to Source that help us to grow and flourish. I found the examples and exercises easy to follow and understand, and I especially liked the progression from one basic principle to the next. There is a lot of well presented and most helpful material available out there for spiritual seekers and I am glad this one has joined their ranks. I would recommend this great find to anyone who is looking for a plain text guide to energetic wholeness that won't let you down. This little darling has definitely made it's way into my spiritual toolbox. Thanks, Kimberly I needed this and I am sure a lot of other seekers did too. Love & Light, Riki Frahmann