Cutting Cords
When discussing "cutting cords," there is a fear that comes up for most people, along with a common question: "If I cut off someone I love, does that mean they are gone forever?" The answer depends on how you cut the cord and the intentions you set when doing so. But let’s take a step back and talk about what cutting cords is all about.
Have you ever, out of nowhere, had a friend or loved one "pop" into your head? Or suddenly, they just called you when you were thinking of them? Most of us have had this happen at some point in our lives. This is when the energy between people gets connected, and this energy is transferred as soon as it’s a thought.
To explain, visualize this connection "cord" going into your body like a tube and connecting to the other person's body. This is how you feel their energy or have a feeling they were thinking about you or about to call. This can happen at any distance and anywhere around the world.
An example would be a cell phone call; visualize how energy flows even though we don't see it. If you make a call to someone and it's ringing, you are waiting to connect on the other line. You know you are connected when they say hello, but you can’t see the actual connection. You know your voice is traveling to the other end, and you can make a three-way call and bring someone else in on the line. When you are done with the phone call, you hang up or click end, and the phone line is disconnected. You are no longer connected with that person on the other end.
So think about these energy cords in a similar way. When you are done working with someone, speaking to them, or interacting in any way, it is time to disconnect from them and clear the energy. If you don't, then they are still connected. Imagine if you didn't hit end on the cell phone and you started another conversation with someone else in the room. The person on the phone can hear everything; they are now part of the communication. So you need to clear and cut the connection off so that you can start fresh with another one with no interruptions and no one else’s opinions or influence of energy.
We should all own 100% of our energy at all times. We can have a connection with people without having this ongoing energetic connection that cords into us because if we do, then we are leaking energy and giving it away. It doesn't matter if you are in a loving relationship, have children, friends, co-workers, etc. Each person needs to have all of their energy around them. It is important so that they can experience life and journey with their information and not others' influence. With these cords attached to us, other people's information, thought patterns, ideas, and energies are exchanged. There is a time for that when we are connected and engaged in activities and conversations, and there is a time to disconnect once we are not with them. If there is still a connection, you will be leaking your energy, and when that happens, your body will respond. This can leave your body open to fatigue, stress, and many other factors that can cause injury or disease.
Chances are you have corded into someone, or they have corded into you if you have experienced any of these common situations, and there are many more that could be there. You may even feel that you have an emotion that you are not familiar with or cannot explain. You just don't "feel" yourself. That could be a connection with someone else.
Another example is walking into a room and meeting someone, and you had a feeling that they are in a "bad" mood? Or they shifted your mood. You felt really good when you got there, and then all of a sudden your mood changes, and this "Debbie Downer" somehow robbed you of a good time? That is how we feel and connect with other people. It gives us information and can be beneficial to keep us safe. It also is an awareness, and then we need to disconnect so we are back to our own energy.
Have you started your day with high energy and went shopping for a few hours, and then you are so tired or feeling emotions that you didn't start the day having? Chances are you may have had someone connect to you because your energy was stronger than theirs, and they needed to feed off of you. We call these "energy vampires.” This may sound a little scary, but this can happen without your permission. This can happen if you do not have boundaries or protection set up around your energetic body.
There is an appropriate time when you can be connected and "corded" into someone, and there is a time to not be. If you are no longer in a relationship or not speaking to someone, yet they pop into your head once in a while, you may still be connected to them and need to remove the connection.
Even if you are in a relationship, dealing with co-workers, children, etc., after you have been around them, you need to remove the cords so that they have 100% of their energy, and you have yours. This is not cutting them off.
