Good Energy

“Our mental and emotional diets determine our overall energy levels, health and well-being more than we realize. Every thought and feeling, no matter how big or small, impacts our inner energy reserves.”
—Doc Childre

Who we spend time with, how we use our time, and what we think about are what affects a great portion of our lives. If we control others or let them control us we suffer. When we spend time with people who have negative outlooks or gossip constantly, we’ll walk away from each encounter feeling down and icky.

We can spend time on positive things: reading uplifting books, helping others, meditating, praying, or exercising. In doing these things we will not only have more energy, but we’ll feel better mentally and physically.

Stress and negativity bring us down and zap our energy. Just recall when you’ve spent time with someone whose life is full of drama, or someone who talks bad about everyone they can think of. How do you feel when you walk away from that? Then think about times when you’ve been around someone who is full of joy, or think of a time when you did volunteer work. You most likely walked away from those interactions with a smile on your face and a song in your heart.

We can choose who we spend time with in our free moments. And in those times when we are close to negativity because of work or some other obligation, we can choose how much of that to take on us and with us.

When given a choice to involve our time in negative or positive thoughts and energy, choosing the positive will go a long way in keeping us healthy mentally, physically, and emotionally.

Take the high road when given a choice and you will find life easier and lighter.

Recharging Your Energy

“When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.”
—Denis Waitley

It is important to know yourself and how you find renewed energy. Knowing where we get our energy and how to recharge ourselves can go a long way in leading a happy life.

We all have various energy sources, along with things that zap our supply. Sometimes there are people we spend time with who will pull us down. They may be into a lot of drama or they latch onto us in some way and suck the life out of us. There are those who are negative about everything and being around them pulls our energy away from us as well.

If we know people like that it’s best for us to stay away from them. However, this cannot always be done if we work with or for a person like this. But we can avoid getting our energy zapped by them by being more aware of it. If we can avoid these situations we do, and when we can’t we go in with knowledge of what they do which helps us to fend off their influence.

Some find renewed energy from attending meetings, others by reading meditation books or other motivational material. Some may find that taking a brisk walk or working out at the gym is rejuvenating. Taking time to be alone and to regroup our thoughts can work, as does talking things over with a friend. Sometimes we can get the energy boost we need simply by getting a good night’s sleep.

Whatever we know works to recharge our batteries is where we start. If we have no idea it’s time to start finding out. Turning off the things that drain us is highly important. And also keep in mind that it’s easier to recharge if there’s some juice left in our battery, once it’s dead we have a lot farther to go to get back our power.

Find what recharges your energy supply and do it as much as you need.