Protect Your Energy

Have you ever felt that something or someone is draining the energy, life force, or the love out of you?  Do you feel like if you remove yourself from the situation that you would be considered quitting or giving up?  Well in this post, I just want to provide and highlight an insight to a way of thinking.  Sometimes it is best to learn from the experience and let go than to let it draw your vitality.

There are going to be times that your mind will yell at you that something just doesn’t feel right.  Sometimes we listen to it and for the most part, we may not.  But as your conscious tries to reason with you, our decisions may be more focused on to a short term solution or what may be working right now.

We should listen and write down this first thought.  Even if it is something you know you are not going to do anyways.  For an example, say that you have a coworker that talks a lot and wants to go on every break with you.  Not leaving you with anytime for yourself except on your commute to work and home.  Even then they may want to call and talk to you about something during your peace time.

Your mind may be telling you to avoid this person by hiding or ignoring them.  But you are thinking that you can’t do that…. Then it would become an awkward work environment.  How can you possibly ignore this individual when they somewhat help take your mind off of work temporarily?  How can you hide from this person when you work in the same department?  How can you ignore this person when their work area is in front of the exit?

As you can see, this can be very draining mentally and you are allowing yourself to engage in a war that is all in your head.  You are fighting a battle that this individual may not know anything about.  There can be many scenarios such as this but they all should come to the same ending.  By protecting your energy.

Protecting your energy is a skill that will be hard to master if you are not willing to accept that someone or something is draining it.  Somewhat to a turtle, if they feel threatened on not in the mood to be bothered, they will retreat into their shill to avoid anything unwanted.  They are protecting their energy whether you like it or not and may be why they live longer lives.

To begin protecting our energy, when you feel like you are in an uncomfortable situation, listen to your conscious and write it down.  Adding on to the example above, write down that your mind is telling you that you want to avoid this coworker.  Write down that you cringe every time that you see them because you know your personal time has now become obsolete.  Write down everything your conscious mind is suggesting that you do.

Now that you see your option(s), pick one.  You want to continue spending time with the coworker, you should.  You want to spend some time alone, tell them.  You want to avoid them at all costs, pick that choice then.  Whatever choice that you decide to go with, embrace it and let the other options go.  If they were meant for you, then you will make time for it in the future.

With that being said, I do hope you appreciate our site, learn a great deal, and focus on building yourself for the person that you are to become.  Thank you in advance and for your time!