Empower Newsletter – April 2019

‘if your batteries are flat you cannot be at your best for others’

 

Life has a funny way of keeping us busy and sometimes without even realising it we stop/sacrifice doing the things we love, and quite often the things we love doing are the things that recharge our batteries and give us energy.

 

There is always something that needs to be done, like going to work, housework, washing, dropping off and picking up kids, family responsibilities, shopping for ingredients and preparing meals, yard maintenance, etc.

 

All of these things can be very consuming and tiring and unless we take time for ourselves our battery can run very low and/or even go flat.

 

If a car battery is neglected and not given what it needs to recharge itself, it will not run.  It will become flat.  And if it is left uncharged, it will eventually become lifeless.

 

We are like car batteries, if we don’t recharge our batteries we won’t have the energy to run or to be at our best for ourselves, our loved ones or the people around us.

 

What do you need to do to make yourself feel refreshed?

 

Some ideas to help jump start your battery may be to take a walk each day, chat on the phone or catch up for coffee with a friend, meditate, go to the gym or beach, a manicure or pedicure, a day out with family, a craft project, a weekend away, a nap, or even putting aside an hour or two to do absolutely nothing.

 

Everyone is different.  Some people might need to recharge daily whereas others may only need a weekly boost.  There is no wrong or right amount of time out, whatever you need is the perfect amount.

 

In taking time out of your busy life, it may feel like you are being selfish or taking away from someone or something, but in actual fact with the energy gained, you will be able to give more and in turn gain more.

 

If it were our children, parents or partners we wouldn’t think twice about making sure they get to do the things they love.  All we want is for them to be happy because their happiness makes us happy.

 

If you were to ask your loved ones what they want for you, I bet they would say that they just want you to be happy.  Because, that’s right you guessed it, when you are happy it makes them feel happy.

 

Recharge

 

In any area of your life, in order to recharge and get motivated, it’s important to give yourself permission to pause. These pauses provide you with the time and space needed to redirect your focus and energy. Over time, you’ll learn to take breaks and focus your attention on mini-activities that quiet your judgemental left-brain and ignite your inner passion. After these little timeouts, you’ll discover that your productivity actually increases, as does the quality of your work and relationships.

 

 

“We survive on too little sleep, wolf down fast foods on the run, fuel up with coffee and cool down with alcohol and sleeping pills. Faced with relentless demands at work, we become short-tempered and easily distracted. We return home from long days at work feeling exhausted and often experience our families not as a source of joy and renewal, but as one more demand in an already overburdened life.”

~ Jim Loehr ~

 

 

“To be fully engaged, we must be physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused and spiritually aligned with a purpose beyond our immediate self-interest.”

~ Jim Loehr ~

 

‘I take time for myself and I feel recharged and energised.’

 

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