OK. So now you have time. But you are tired, exhausted, or even worse sick. What do you do? How do you feel?
You are running off our energy. Nothing matters anymore, IMO. In the worst case, when the energy is out, time is up.
I used to try to optimize time, manage time, find a way to have more time. None of them succeeded. I got frustrated when there were so many things but the clock says "Hey man, time’s up!". Sometimes, I was lucky to find some blocks of time. Unfortunately, I could not do any useful with them. I was exhausted. The body, the brain simply refused to work. Stress accumulated!
Recall the days when I felt good, waked up with full energy, I got so many things done and still felt good at the end of the day. Unfortunately, those days were just a few.
I managed the wrong factor! I should have focused on managing my energy not time.
Time is a lost battle
24 hours a day is what you get and so everybody. No exception. "Free time" does not exist. The mind is always searching for somethings to fill in the void. Some are good and some are bad.
Energy is in your hands
Not everyone is healthy or feeling good or was born with good health. Regardless of the current status, you can always do something to improve your health tomorrow, next week, next month or even next year. It is a factor that I can control.
Sound easy huh? Hmm, Hell No. It is easier said that done. But, very important, but I can make progress.
Here are some things that I can start building habit, integrate into my life schedule
- Exercise properly
- Eat less sugar
- Eat variety of fruits, vegetations
- Enough sleep
- Educate myself how to live healthier
Just name a few. I do not have to do them all at once. Just get started. I own my outcome, my life.
It is a mindset shift. It also helps me deal with outside factors. When a thing happens, I simply ask
- How does it impact my energy?
- Will it consume my energy too much?
If the answer is yes, then I better consider saying No. I have a list of important things in my life that needs lot of energy.
When writing this post, I feel very energized. I have enough energy to rock the day.
Have a good day = Have a full of energy day!
