Meditation Is Great — But Have You Tried Refueling Your Mana?
Get more mental energy to take on your biggest creative projects
Mana is a witch’s energy. In fantasy, if a witch tries to cast a spell without mana, nothing happens except the sound of a sad trombone. The same is true in our world if you — as a powerful, creative being— try to accomplish anything larger than yourself without first refueling your artistic energy.
This artistic energy is your “mana.” You restore your mana by sitting quietly and watching your breath. It’s a lot like meditation, except it’s more fun because it’s called “charging your mana.”
Charging your mana reclaims energy from thoughts you don’t need. Every thought is a bit of stray energy, shaking its ta-tas and dancing in circles, like, “Look at me, look at me — I’m something stupid you said in 8th grade, pay attention!”
By watching these thoughts as they pass, we release them and absorb their energy.
You don’t need a lot of time to charge your mana.
I don’t have kids, but for reasons that continue to perplex me, some of my best friends do. These people have told me that self-help advice that starts with “Find a quiet place to sit for 30 minutes,” drives them crazy…
