My Battery is Dead

When I went out to my garage the other morning, I found my car battery was dead. I had left the interior light on the night before (when I was trapped in my car by my seat belt, but that’s another story).  That small, tiny light brought my SUV to its knees.  My big car was rendered useless by a little voltage light!

To fix my dead car battery there needed to be jumper cables, another source of power, and some knowledge of how to make the connection work, while keeping everything safe.  Some help from the folks at AAA was also required!

Sometimes in my life I feel like my own personal battery is dead.  Every so often I feel drained of power.  It seems that some of my smallest decisions can render my life at least temporarily ineffective.  Do you ever feel this way?

When our own personal life battery is dead, what can we do to get revitalized?  How will we connect to another source of power? What form of “jumper cables” will we need to connect to that source?  Will we phone, text, email, or will we need an in-person visit? Who among our family and friends will be a source of positive power for us (our own personal AAA) and help us get recharged, reenergized?  Will it be an easy recharge, or will it take more than a little effort?

On the other side of this analogy, it makes sense to look at the people in our lives who are draining us of energy.  What tiny issue, like my tiny interior car light, is going to drain the life out of you or I?  Even some of the most trivial experiences or conversations with others can have a large impact on us and our energy.  Maybe it is my age, or my recent health challenges, but I want to avoid the people who are negative influences and deplete me of my energy.  

The good news is that you and I can recharge our own internal battery any time we choose.  Sometimes we can do it all by ourselves, all we need is an easy fix, a quick jumpstart.  Other times we may need more; we may need the help of others.  We need to look for the people in our lives that can give us a positive charge.  

Who will be that positive source of power for you?

Change, Grow, Evolve

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