You are precious and you deserve to live a life that reflects that, so let's talk about two things you should protect this year to live a fuller life.
1. Protect Your Energy
Have you experienced being around someone who is nervous, and all of a sudden feeling nervous yourself?
The first law of thermodynamics, the study of energy, states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. This is why it doesn’t matter how relaxed you are, you will still begin to pick up the anxiousness of the person.
The people you surround yourself with have a direct impact on the energy inside of you. If you want a glimpse at the future you, look at the character of the people around you. Your energy makes up who are on the inside, protect it.
How to Protect Your Energy:
1. Be aware of where you are emotionally and mentally and make decisions accordingly.
2. Say no if you have to. You can’t give to anyone else unless your cup is already full.
3. Take out time for what’s important to you. You don’t have to be accessible all the time.
“Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another.”
― Einstein
2. Protect Your Heart
Your heart is the very core of who you are. It is where all the things that are valuable to you find their place. Because of this, everything you do and the way you do them stems from the condition of your heart.
Ever heard the saying “Hurt people hurt people”? When you are in a place of brokenness, you will naturally carry that brokenness into every area of life, including how you deal with others and even relate to yourself.
For some, it can be as if there is indifference about life, but even that comes from a place of hurt. Read that again.
Your mind reflects the state of your heart, and what's most important to realize is that when you are hurt, you don't think clearly. This is even more reason to guard your heart because an unclear mind can lead to impulsive decisions that may hurt even more later.
How to Protect Your Heart:
1. Be careful who you share the depts of your heart with and know when to open up and when not to.
2. Get comfortable with the idea that in life people come and go, and that’s okay.
3. Dream, but not so much that you become devastated if the dream has a different plot.
Above all else,
guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
― Proverbs 4:23
Reminders:
1. Not everyone should have access to your heart and your energy.
2. You become the company you keep. Choose your circles well.
3. Everything you do comes from the condition of your heart. Protect that precious thing.
4. Set boundaries that protect the things most important to you.
5. Be careful of what you allow into your heart and your mind. It will show in your thinking and actions later.
Thank you for reading this post. Feel free to contact me and let me know if anything stood out to you. Your heart is precious, protect it. You're a gem. Oh, and Take Yourself on a Date, sometime, will ya?
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