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Daily Question, August 29

What energizes me?

  • Mary Pat
    Maybe I forgot to hit a”dd my voice”, but my list has not materialized(that word is so out of place on the internet!) here…my apologies if I end up with two…. And it gave me time to reflect a bit more…..so what energizes me most is time alone. Solitude. It really. does and is #1 on my list. Then my family, most of the time. Certain friends, and since the pandemic, I have started evaluating the ones that don’t and can be draining. And that gives me energy. A new project. Most music. T...

    Maybe I forgot to hit a”dd my voice”, but my list has not materialized(that word is so out of place on the internet!) here…my apologies if I end up with two….
    And it gave me time to reflect a bit more…..so what energizes me most is time alone. Solitude. It really. does and is #1 on my list. Then my family, most of the time. Certain friends, and since the pandemic, I have started evaluating the ones that don’t and can be draining. And that gives me energy.
    A new project. Most music. The changing of the seasons! I love fall, most times winter, spring, and summer if it is not so hot. Horses. Dogs! Veterinarian shows. So many things! They energize me and bring me such joy! I am adding coffee and tea.

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    • Holly in Ohio

      🧡💛💚 You list energizes me! I’m sitting in the heat and humidity today, so it is hard to even think of energy… but you reminded me of some favorite things for me, too, and it puts a smile on my face.

      Ooo! I hear thunder now… cross your fingers! 😀

  • Michele

    Coffee, the sun and moon, and music:)

  • devy

    Going for a brisk walk or my 40 k bike rides., practicing/playing my guitar… I feel so much better after

  • MJM2213

    Moving my body energizes me. Whether it’s a run, bike ride or just a quick dance in the kitchen with my children, the movement gets my energy level up!

  • Ose

    The visit of my beloved sister, sharing a delicious meal, baking a delicious cake and share it with others, sharing joy, dancing, singing, when I am able to just be.

  • Pilgrim

    Autumn in the Midwest. Time in the woods and at the lake. A task fully completed and checked off my list. My family gathered together. Music. (In no particular order.)

    • Mary Pat

      Yes to all. You reminded me of how Autumn is in the Midwest, and I do miss it! Thank you for the memory….

  • Katrina
    Making plans energizes me - trips, menus, birthday parties, goal setting, reunions, anything really - I just love researching, organizing, scheduling, pulling it altogether. Also leading Bible study - partly some of the same reason, but then seeing the light go on for people, seeing lives connect with the Spirit. Interacting with youth and and children energizes - but now it's mostly watching, listening and playing board games with them. Cooler weather energizes me - hot humid where I am now is ...

    Making plans energizes me – trips, menus, birthday parties, goal setting, reunions, anything really – I just love researching, organizing, scheduling, pulling it altogether. Also leading Bible study – partly some of the same reason, but then seeing the light go on for people, seeing lives connect with the Spirit. Interacting with youth and and children energizes – but now it’s mostly watching, listening and playing board games with them. Cooler weather energizes me – hot humid where I am now is draining.

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  • Antoinette

    My first thought is the sun and then letting go. Letting go energizes me!

  • Howie Geib
    Goals. Almost any goal will do. It seems having something to aim for is the ingredient that consistently motivates me. The bigger the goal, the more of a stretch the better. Vagueness in this area is not helpful. A number of some kind, something measurable and manifested in the world (like a house). The challenges can energize me, and yet they are not always goals and the energy is sometimes more akin to anxiety. In facing challenges though I can make incremental goals which help manage that and...

    Goals. Almost any goal will do. It seems having something to aim for is the ingredient that consistently motivates me. The bigger the goal, the more of a stretch the better. Vagueness in this area is not helpful. A number of some kind, something measurable and manifested in the world (like a house). The challenges can energize me, and yet they are not always goals and the energy is sometimes more akin to anxiety. In facing challenges though I can make incremental goals which help manage that and allow me to proceed and strategize. This is the way I engage the world and others most comfortably.

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  • sunnypatti

    Hope. Love. God. Music. Nature. Exercise. Meditation. Coffee!

  • Kevin

    Working with children
    Being with our grandchildren
    Being on the water with my rowing team
    Being at the ocean
    Certain Music
    Seeing the Spirit at work in people
    Sunrise. Any sunrise
    Caffeine.

  • Christine

    Music:
    Bach, Brahms, Mozart, Paul Simon. I have dvd with a concert from Tina Turner in 2000. When I look at that dvd, I receive a lot of energy.
    Nature:
    Being in a forest, staring at the sea. Smelling gras, flowers.
    Happy memories: a lot
    Books: Biographies from spiritual man and women.
    And you 💕

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