When your body is drained of prana, you begin to experience burnout, sickness, and emotional or mental instability. Most adults walk around pranically—or energetically—depleted. But here’s the little-known truth: you don’t have to be like most adults, if you know how to manage pranic depletion. The only way to avoid this state of exhaustion is through awareness and receiving.

In my not-so-distant past, I subscribed to a different theory. Even though I often told others to "work smarter, not harder," the reality was that I was grinding myself into the ground in every area of life. Whether it was my 9–5 job or keeping the house tidy, I worked hard—often harder than most. What I’ve learned since is that balance is everything. There must be a flow between exertion (giving) and recovery (receiving).

Awareness Comes First
Awareness is the key to this process. If you can’t recognize the signals your body and life are sending, you’ll ignore them. Most people—my past self included—don’t listen to the subtle inner voice that whispers, slow down, take a break, or skip that next commitment. We power through, driven by fears of failure, letting others down, or being seen as unreliable.

But here's the truth: when we ignore the early signs, we eventually hit a wall. Illness, burnout, and even emotional shutdown are the body’s forced response to a lack of pranic energy.

As Master Choa Kok Sui taught, "Awareness is the first step to intelligent energy management." Without it, we operate from depletion, not strength.

Givers Must Learn to Receive
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a giver. You care for people. You show up, serve, and use your energy to bring goodness into the world. And that’s beautiful.

But many givers are the worst receivers.

We give, give, give—and forget to replenish. But prana flows in cycles. As Master Choa reminds us, “You cannot only exhale.” Inhaling—or receiving—is just as vital.

Think of your body like a plant. Prana is the water that sustains it. When the roots are saturated at regular intervals, the plant thrives. But if that water is never replenished, the plant begins to wilt. The same is true for your energy body.

Replenishing Your Prana
Receiving doesn’t mean indulgence without boundaries. It means intentional restoration through:

Did you know that you can change the future with your words? On another level, our words are the material production of our thoughts—so in reality, you can change the future with your thoughts. Yes, this is the real-life equivalent of bending a spoon with your mind—except instead of bending metal, you're bending reality and the experiences that show up in your life. And here’s the truth: you’re already doing this, whether you’re being intentional about it or not.

I used to believe that the world was somehow conspiring against me—that things were happening to me. I’d complain about unfair treatment, obvious bias, and how others seemed to glide through life with less effort. Over time, I trained myself to expect the worst: from people, jobs, situations, and even the weather. And guess what? I was rarely disappointed.

These days, I choose to expect the best. I'm not perfect at it, but I’ve discovered tremendous power in authentically expecting positive outcomes. Why? Because thoughts are prana—they are energy. And as Master Choa Kok Sui teaches, "Energy follows thought." Whatever we think—and especially whatever we speak—tends to take form. That’s because we’re actively energizing people, places, and situations with the power of our mind.

Let’s make it visual.

Imagine every situation you face has at least two possible outcomes. Think of those outcomes as two empty glasses—each one equally likely. Now imagine every thought you think as a marble. When you worry, doubt, or expect the worst, you drop marbles into the negative outcome’s glass. But when you choose to hope, imagine, or expect the best, you add marbles to the positive one. Whichever glass has the most marbles by the end—tends to “tip” into reality.

This is how you influence the future—one thought, one word at a time.

Now, that doesn't mean things always turn out exactly the way you imagined. But here's the beauty: you can choose to view any outcome not as failure, but as a gift. I’m willing to bet there are moments in your life when something didn’t go your way—but in hindsight, you realized it was for the best. Sometimes, what we think we want isn’t what we truly need. The universe has its way of redirecting us, even when we’re convinced we know best.

The point of all this is simple: use your energy intentionally. When you expect the worst, you energize that outcome and increase the odds of it happening. When you expect the best, you strengthen the field of possibilities that align with your highest good.

Want to test this?

Try something small. I often do this at Costco. Before I even pull into the parking lot, I smile and expect that a perfect spot will open up for me. I calmly drive toward the front—and 8 times out of 10, there it is. A spot near the entrance. Coincidence? Maybe. But I like to think it’s prana responding to intention.

Try it for yourself.
Maybe I’ll see you up front at Costco this weekend.

When we operate out of fear, we are always setting ourselves up for disappointment. That disappointment might show up in your career, your relationships, or even your health. It may not reveal itself right away—it could take years or even decades—but without fail, fear leads to disappointment and misalignment.

Not too long ago, I realized I was taking certain actions in my business that, on the surface, seemed like the right next steps. While working with a coach, he helped guide me to the realization that the only reason I was doing what I was doing was because of fear. I was afraid of an outcome that, while less than ideal, wouldn’t have ruined my business. But fear had narrowed my focus so much that I couldn’t see the strategic move right in front of me—one that would make the feared outcome nearly irrelevant in comparison to the potential upside.

Since then, I’ve trained myself to watch for areas of life or business where my actions are rooted in fear. When I find them, I ask myself: What would I do if this fear didn’t exist?

That question never fails me.

Sometimes, I reframe it like this: