No need to weed

I stumbled upon a festivity this evening by chance when I was walking to the bus stop.  A little corner store, a boutique with mainly vintage items, had just opened.  I walked through the front door and scanned the room, a woman was looking at me so I made eye contact, and we searched for something to say for probably a millisecond, but it seemed longer.  Then I said, is this your store?  She said, "No! it's my friend's store, let me get her." She came back with a charming woman whose beautiful smile was truly enhanced by her red lipstick.  She said it was their opening party and welcomed me.  I told her I liked "her stuff," which made her smile even brighter, and that the last time I had been in a store with stuff I felt that excited about was back when Puttin' On the Dog was around.  She had never even heard of it - before her time.  I said it was leaning more toward Goth, however, and her place was much more cheerful. The woman next to me commented how this place "has good energy."  It sure did.

I have often wondered what we mean when we say "good energy."  Is it the Feng Shui of a place? Is it "The Force?" Is it simply positive emotions that ricochet between us when we treat each other with kindness?  I think it may be something related to all three, but something more.  That is, feeling good has to do with a certain connection to goodness that isn't rational or according to any formula.  It is enjoyment in the connections we make to people and to God.  I left that place feeling very energized, after her glowing reception of me and the general friendliness of everyone there.  Of course, I was already feeling good when I walked by and couldn't resist the urge to stop in to experience a little festivity - like attracts like.  The "Law of Attraction" spiritual view makes a lot of sense to me.

I have been thinking about me need to spend more time with people who make me feel good, and wondering how to go about vetting people - I think the idea of like attracts like really works with out one needing to "weed out" certain people.  When you're happy, you just annoy unhappy people, right?  When you're feeling good about life, others who also feel good about life want to be around you.