Energy Is Everything: The Invisible Force Shaping Our Reality
If everything is energy, then the quality of that energy determines the quality of our lives. What happens when we start paying attention to it?
The word “energy” can carry spiritual woowoo undertones, but is also a concept that’s deeply grounded in science. Einstein’s formula, E=MC², tells us that energy and matter are interchangeable, energy literally becomes matter. Which means, quite literally, energy creates our reality.
So if energy is what shapes matter, then energy matters.
But what does that really mean for how we live?
The Invisible Driver Behind Everything
In my own life, I try to be deeply intentional with my energy, not just how much I have, but where it's coming from.
Every action has an energetic driver. There’s the action itself, and then there’s the energy behind the action. And often, that energy says more than the action ever could.
Take a business, for example. Many start with a pure and passionate intention, to solve a real problem in the world. The energetic driver is service, healing, innovation. But somewhere along the line, the pressure to survive takes over. The business has to make money. And without realizing it, the driver shifts. Now the motivation isn’t to solve the problem, but to meet the bottom line. Integrity starts to fade, not because people changed, but because the energy behind the business did.
This isn’t just a business problem. It’s a human one.
We all have moments where we start something from a pure place and lose touch with that initial spark. A friendship. A project. A job. A lifestyle shift. What starts as soul turns into strategy, and the energy starts to feel off.
Energy as a Compass
So, I’ve started using energy as a compass:
What is the energy behind this decision?
Does this energize me or drain me?
What’s the energetic cost of this activity, not just the time cost?
Am I acting from alignment or from fear, pressure, or ego?
It’s wild how different life starts to feel when you factor in energetic return on investment, not just financial, emotional, or mental ROI, but energetic ROI. The meeting that took 30 minutes but left you anxious for hours. The quick favor that subtly planted resentment. The night out that cost you your morning.
On the flip side: The friend that leaves you feeling more yourself. The project that, even when hard, makes you feel lit up. The walk that clears your head and resets your mood.
The Science Behind Energy & Attention
From a neuroscience perspective, our attention is energy. What we focus on gets amplified in our brain’s neural networks. This is called Hebbian learning: “neurons that fire together, wire together.” So when we consistently focus on fear, scarcity, or stress, we are literally reinforcing those pathways in the brain, and therefore in our perception of reality.
Similarly, studies in quantum physics suggest that the observer affects the observed, that our intention has power. While the implications are still being explored, what’s clear is this: our energy, our attention, our presence, they shape more than we realize.
Which means being conscious of your energy isn’t just self-care. It’s reality design.
A Thought Experiment
If your energy created a ripple today that became reality tomorrow…
Would you change anything about how you showed up?
Would you reconsider:
Who you spent time with?
What you said yes to?
Where you placed your attention?
This is not to be confused with toxic positivity. It’s about being honest. Being intentional. Asking yourself: is this choice expanding or contracting my energy? And how might that affect not just me, but everything I touch?
Tangible Tools to Tune Into Your Energy
Here are a few practical ways to apply this in everyday life:
Energetic Check-In: Before making a decision, ask: What is the energy driving this? If it’s fear, pressure, or proving something, pause. If it’s love, alignment, or genuine curiosity, lean in.
Drain vs Charge Audit: At the end of your day or week, make two columns. What drained your energy? What charged it? Patterns will emerge. Adjust accordingly.
Micro-Restorations: Add in short rituals that return you to yourself: breathwork, movement, nature, meditation. These restore your energetic baseline.
Intentional Initiation: Before you begin a task or conversation, set a quick intention. “May this come from integrity.” “May I bring presence to this.” Your energy will follow your intention.
Closing Reflection
In a world obsessed with doing, achieving, and producing, energy is the invisible layer we forget to measure. But if everything starts with energy, then everything we do deserves an energetic audit.
Because our lives are not just built by what we do.
They are shaped by the energy we bring to what we do.
So I’ll leave you with this question:
What energy are you bringing to your life right now?
And what kind of reality is that energy creating?