What do you give your energy?
What do you give your energy?
Everything is energy. The energy we carry is shaped by many different factors, like the body, our thoughts, and everything happening around us. But in the middle of everyday life, it’s easy to forget that we can actually choose where we direct our energy and how we can increase or reduce it.
The strange thing is how often our energy slips away without us even noticing. Small frustrations, ingrained thought patterns, external demands and expectations – all those things that quietly take up more space than we really want to give them. And sometimes it’s even the good things that can feel overwhelming: relationships, projects and opportunities that we truly value, but which can still start to cost more than they give back if
we’re not paying attention.
“Green flag, when you give energy to what you want more of”
It’s not about shutting the door to life or saying no to everything that’s difficult or challenging. It’s more about pausing and becoming aware.
To ask ourselves: Where do I want to give my energy right now? Because when we direct our energy consciously, both clarity and calm grow.
We often notice how we carry old habits that pull us away from what truly matters. They might be small, almost invisible things but together they can become heavy. And right there, in that realisation, lies an opportunity: to choose again. To let go of what no longer serves us, and to make space for what gives back.
It doesn’t have to mean big changes. Sometimes it’s enough to give yourself a moment of stillness, a brief pause to listen inwardly before moving on. To dare to rest, even when the calendar is full, and to let silence exist between all the impressions.
In the end, it’s not just about saving your energy. It’s about giving the best place in your life to what truly counts: presence, joy, creativity and care. Because when we give our energy to the right things, the sense of meaning and strength grows too – and that’s where we have the most to give, both to ourselves and to others.
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Elin Debora