What do you need to give your energy to?

What do you need to give your energy to? I jotted this question down from a podcast. It’s been in my notes for so long I am not sure what podcast or when. I love to notice the words and the structure of sentences. We can often find clues and new questions to ask, just by taking a little bit of time to ponder on the way something is phrased.  What do you need to give your energy to? Need is an interesting choice. The addition of the word need makes this question bold. And a bit more urgent.  We live in a world with so many options and opportunities. I find myself more often than I like choosing the path of least resistance. I make the choice that is easy and sometimes requires the least amount of energy. These choices c   This question asks us to be intentional and thoughtful about the choices that we make. It also reminds us that some things in life are needed. What do you need to give your energy to? A creative endeavor? Writing? Reading? Sitting in silence? Cooking? Going for a walk? Gardening? Family? More being, less doing? There are at least two levels to this question. There is a wide-angle view of this question. We can use this question as a way to clarify and prioritize the things that bring us joy and impart life-giving energy back to us.  There is a micro-level aspect to the question. We all have X amount of energy to give. How do we want to allocate the energy that we have? It is easy to become so reactive in the way that we live that we forget that we do have a choice about the investments we make with our energy. I define reactive living as stimulus/response. Something happens, and we respond. Living by reacting is the ultimate energy suck. We forgo control of our energy and let anything and everything dictate how we invest our lives.  What do you need to give your energy too? Considering how to invest our energy is a question of priority and intention. It’s a question that can help us present our best gifts to the world.   “Thus, when you wake up in the morning, called by God to be a self again, if you want to know who you are, watch your feet. Because where your feet take you, that is who you are.” ― Frederick Buechner, The Alphabet of Grace P.S. This year has been filled with so many questions and challenges. October already promises it’s fair share. I’m challenging myself to post and add as much space for {Pause} {Beauty} and {Kindness} as I can this month, maybe you can find what that means in your life and make October a month of kindness and beauty too?! If you like these questions, please consider SUBSCRIBING to The Art of Powering Down; Questions to Recharge Your Soul… Every week there is a question that will gently challenge you, encourage you, or help you live your life with more intention, grace, and purpose. (Sharing these reflections and questions with friends is the greatest compliment!)

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