Would you agree that, regardless of how much time we have, if we do not have energy, we can’t achieve much? How can we manage energy to live up to our potential?
I have identified what drains me of my energy and developed a routine to recharge my batteries. There are five types of energy:
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Spiritual
Sexual
We all know how to maintain good physical energy: eat and sleep well, exercise, avoid alcohol, drugs and chemicals in our bodies. However, I have noticed that modern society puts too much pressure on looking perfect. Many of my girlfriends waste too much energy in the gym, shopping and doing makeup to look perfect. As a result, they look drained of energy, and they mask it with heavy makeup. I also noticed that many men in the gym look exhausted and unhappy; they look at their phones and pretend they are exercising. I found the physical activities that keep me fit and give me lots of additional energy: belly dancing lessons, Sundo and running.
Mental energy is the power of focus and attention, and the ability to concentrate. Constant texts, social media, YouTube videos and people who talk nonsense are the main leakages of my mental energy, which I try my best to avoid. People say that we should give a gift to listen to others. I strongly disagree because if they talk nonsense, it’s a waste of my energy. To recharge my mental energy, I love looking at the fire and walking on the beach. Having the house in good shape for me is the number one condition to be able to concentrate on intellectual work.
When we have negative feelings, we drain ourselves of energy, and when we experience positive emotions, we recharge emotionally. After each communication, I make a note in my journal of how I feel afterwards. If the person took my emotional energy and made me feel negatively, I would avoid them in future.
Another leakage of my energy is the worry that is steered by fears. Most of my fears are just my illusions, and whenever I feel I am worried, I ask myself: What am I afraid of? What is the worst that can happen to me? Then I realise that my fear is not worth my energy because I will survive, and in the big scale of things, my little fear is so small.
Spiritual energy is the most powerful energy we have. The proof of that is the lives of people like Viktor Frankl and many others. We are being robbed of our spiritual energy when we experience betrayal, vulgarity, and being lied to. What helps me to stay in a strong spirit is my optimism and feeling of love in my heart.
Managing sexual energy is very easy: only have sex with people you truly want and avoid sex with people you do not want.
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