So, how can you tell what sounds to fill your life with?
Well, number 1, you're going to probably know how well you mesh with certain activities or elements in life, by just spending some time with them.
What kind of energy does an activity give you?
Does it give you excitement in the end for the next time's encounter with it, or does it drain you of your life, leaving you a pitiful mess on the couch?
Truly think about it. Now, I'm not knocking a nap here. I take naps like a champ when I get them.
There is something refreshing, being 30-something, and waking up from a personal time-out, because you've lost about a third of your metabolism in this stage of your life.
Rest is not the go-to indicator that says you're failing at something. It may just be that your body needs to shut down and restart. It comes with aging, and that goes along with the territory of being human.
The kind of energy drain I am describing here is one that depletes certain emotional stability, and sometimes sort of rips pieces out of your soul.
Let me tell you that I have been there numerous times, and it took a very long time for me to realize that I was spending all my energy investing in activities that didn't fuel me with positive sounds.
I didn't want to quit those things, because quitting is for losers, right? (Ha!)
So, I just kept on trudging through every moment with uncertainty and a starved spirit.
Thankfully, I am learning to set more boundaries, and whenever I feel like I am taking on too much, or just need to change the direction of how I'm approaching something, I can sense the tensions I have inside.
If life isn't quite as __________ as you would like it to be, then change it. If things are getting out of hand, and you have all the time in the world for keeping up the chaos, but no time for maintaining the peace, then make the decision to alter your receivers for the activities, friendships, and environments you are involved in.
You are in charge of how you will respond to what life gives you, and also what you will fill your time with.
Who says you have to be everything? Wouldn't it be better to be honest with yourself, and spend more of your fleeting energy chasing something that makes you peaceful in the middle?
If you sat down and thought about the things that make you happy, what would those things be? Now, what can you do to incorporate those things in your life more?
Make room in your life for the things that are important to you.
Spend your time genuinely and lavishly, by being what is real to you.
