Recharging Your Batteries

I can so relate to this as a Mom!!!! Now that school is out for Summer break and the kids are home all day long, it is easy to feel worn out & just plain tired. Ive realized that I cant do it all or I start to feel totally overwhelmed. Its definately a battle of the mind. Simply put, negative thoughts lead to stress!

I just tackle what I can do in the day & leave the rest for the next day. Or even delegate chores/responsibilities to my husband/family members. At the end of the day, just vegging out on the couch watching a mindless television, reading a book or even a book of devotionals helps me recharge. Or just leaving the work behind and taking off to the park for some Summer time fun sure recharges my batteries.

Recharging Your Batteries

Getting Run Down
Our natural state of being is vibrant, happy to be alive. Yet, there can be times when we feel run down and worn out. This does not mean that we are lazy or unfit for the tasks in our lives; it means that we need to recharge our batteries and find a way of keeping them charged. Vitamins and extra rest can be very helpful in restoring our physical bodies. And if we are willing to delve deeper, we may discover that there is an underlying cause for our exhaustion.

Whenever you are feeling run down, take an honest look at how you have been thinking, feeling and acting. You will likely find a belief, behavior pattern or even a relationship that is out of alignment with who you really are. Perhaps you believe you have to be perfect at everything or you have been bending over backwards to get people to like you.

Maybe you are dealing with mild depression or simply have too much on your plate right now. There may also be people or situations in your life which are draining your energy. Once you get clear on the root cause, you can weed it out and better direct your flow of energy in the future.

In time, you might notice that the reasons you feel run down have less to do with how much you are doing and more to do with the fact that in your heart, you would rather be doing something else entirely. From now on, try and listen to what your heart really wants.

It may take meditation, or just a moment of silent tuning in to gain the clarity you need, but it is well worth the effort. When you know what you truly want to do, and honor that in all situations, you will find that getting run down is a thing of the past.