Accumula(SHEN) vs. Accumulation

I don't think anyone wants to be a hoarder, but there is something we all get from attaining MORE... and I am not just referring to more material things. It's also more love, more self-esteem, more energy, more, more, more! What we are really getting is more dopamine because dopamine is the result of finding something that we think meets our needs! Someday when I start writing books my first one will be titled "Confessions of a Former Energy Hoarder", but that's for another blog. If you don't know, dopamine is a neurochemical that helps your brain and body with your survival. It is human nature to always be looking for ways to feel good, deciding whether to act on it, and then looking for the next best way of feeling good! It's very fascinating how the neurochemicals work and if you want to know more I highly recommend Habits of a Happy Brain by Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD.

In the context of this blog, accumulation is when we start acquiring more than we actually need. We do this because we have a fear of not having our needs met and start to acquire MORE without even asking ourselves WHY or if we actually NEED what we are trying to acquire! I am acutely aware of this at the moment as I am in the process of cleaning out my kitchen cabinets and drawers. WHAT A TASK!!! Talk about the potential for qi (energy) deple(SHEN) if I don't stay present to the task at hand! There's nothing wrong with accumulation of anything when there is awareness and insight into what is being accumulated. Accumulation of things, energy, compliments, approval, etc. is addictive and feeds our egoic needs. I'm not referring to things we actually need like food, water, shelter, and love. Accumula(SHEN) as I have been shown is the bringing in of SHEN (higher consciousness energy) so that it can move through us and keep moving through us because energy wants to and needs to MOVE! It's not bringing in something to fill up closets, drawers, garages, storage units, etc. so it can SIT there and not move! Accumulation of whatever eventually needs to be cleaned out...that includes uncomfortable emotions!! Accumula(SHEN) is not done out of fear, it is done out of LOVE because it brings more higher conscious energy to everyone, not just the individual. It never needs to be thrown away, cleared or "cleaned out" because it is a clean filter in and of ITSELF. I prefer accumula(SHEN).....