It is easy to dwell on or even promote
negativity and hatred. However, the positive energy that is expended to spread
love, joy and positive vibes that encourage and support other people in our
environment, spreads much faster and is far more powerful.
A couple weeks ago I heard a very sad news
report about a man in England who was fat-shamed on social media after someone posted a
video of him dancing at a club. Viewers could literally see the effect of this
negativity: in one frame, the man is shown smiling and seeming to have a great
time getting his groove on. But in the next he is standing alone with his head
down and shoulders slumped while everyone around him continues to dance and
party. Whatever joy he had been experiencing moments before was seemingly been
sucked right out of him when others made their criticism (loudly) known.
The video went “viral” throughout the
Internet. However, when a very compassionate young woman in Southern California
named Cassandra
Fairbanks saw the video she turned the vitriol and negative energy that
inspired the post onto its metaphoric head. She found out who the man was,
organized a huge dance party for him
and even started an online fundraiser to help raise money to pay for his plane
ticket to attend the party as the guest of honor. As word spread about the
party plans, hundreds of people (likely more, now) signed up to attend and donated
more money to the fund. A couple celebrities reportedly volunteered to perform
at it and expressed great excitement and enthusiasm about taking part in the
upcoming event. How cool is that?
The optimistic, joyous resolution of this story—organizing
a huge party to celebrate versus hurt
and humiliate another person—demonstrates that it is possible to over-write the
negativity in the environment by focusing on the positive energy surrounding
you. For more information about this topic, check out my previous blogs: How to Deal With the Naysayer, Energy Vampires and Energy Exchange.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based in
Southern California. She graduated with honors from the Hypnosis Motivation
Institute in 2005. For more information about Calminsense Hypnotherapy®
and to set up an appointment, please
visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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