verbinize wk 5: conserve

Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe. - Robert Service
We must conserve our environment and pass it on to our children in as good or better condition than it was passed to us. - Mark Kennedy
conserve
prevent the harmful overuse of a resource
This week's traction verb tells us to move ahead by holding back. Conserve sounds almost grandmotherly, and in it's in that context that we can uphold that first definition: to not sweat the small stuff, to rise above petty annoyances and BE THE BIGGER PERSON. How much more peaceful would our lives be if that were the case?
In regard to conservation, let's not only look at our words (how often do we run our mouths about gossip or something that doesn't lift ourselves or other's up?), but also our homes and the environment. Conserving water, electricity, reducing waste, recycling, and only spending our money on things that matter can make us feel better about our ecological footprint and our economic standing.
Verbalize: I'll commit to conserving my energy, my money and my resources to the things that matter most.
Verbinize: I'll work to reduce the amount of electricity and water I use, monitor the amount of food I buy and make and eat items before they go bad and must be thrown away, re-use or repurpose items instead of tossing them out without a thought and withhold judgment or criticism and worry in the small things that bother me.
Verb aids: recycling programs, energy conservation consultants, shower timers, drapes to let natural light in, zen exercises