The Cords We Carry

There is a particular kind of tiredness that does not come from doing too much.

It comes from carrying too many people. Not in love, exactly — in attachment. In the invisible threads that run from your body to the bodies of others, threads that you forgot you agreed to long ago, threads that draw a little of your energy each time you think of them, worry about them, replay an old conversation with them.

In the language of energy work, these threads are called cords. We have them with our parents, our former partners, our oldest friends, sometimes people we have not spoken to in years. Not all cords are unwelcome — some are made of love and choice, and those we keep with gratitude. But many were formed from old fears, from caretaking, from guilt, from the moments we abandoned ourselves to keep someone else comfortable.

Those are the ones we are here to release.

How to feel them

Close your eyes. Bring to mind someone whose name still tightens something in your chest. Now notice — where in your body does that tension live? The throat? The solar plexus? The womb space?

That is the cord.

A cord is not a punishment. It is simply a place where you have not yet decided to take your energy back.

Archangel Michael's blade

In my own practice, when I sit to release a cord, I call on Archangel Michael. Not because I cannot do it alone — none of us are alone — but because his presence makes the work cleaner, kinder, more complete.

The practice is simple:

• Name the cord. I am ready to release the cord I carry with ____, with love and without harm.
• Picture his blue-flame sword passing gently between you and them.
• Feel the cord fall away. Feel your energy return to your own body, home where it always belonged.
• Send the other person a quiet blessing as they go.

You are not severing love. Real love does not require a cord — it flows freely, with no contract. What you are releasing is the part of you that was still negotiating with them in the dark.

A note on grief

Sometimes, when a cord is released, you may feel a wave of unexpected sadness. This is not a sign you did something wrong. It is the body remembering everything it was holding. Let it move through. Drink water. Rest. The lightness will arrive on the other side.

You are allowed to be unburdened. You are allowed to take your energy home.