Dive into Health and Healing
Living on $100 a day
Would you like to play an imagining game with me?
Imagine this: Instead of having $100 a day to spend in money, that you had 100 units of emotional energy to spend per day. On whom would you spend these units on?
We may have children, spouses, partners, parents, bosses, colleagues, siblings, neighbours or
friends who we see on a daily basis.
Whose needs or wants are attended first by you and how much of your attention do they want or use? Could you estimate how many units are energy are spent on that one person if you had to split 100units for all the people in your life on any given day?
Example one: A mother of a baby or toddler would consume most of her units on a daily basis –
maybe 80 or 90 if baby is not a good sleeper. In this example, those 100 units of energy would have to stretch out all through the night when most people would be sleeping.
Another example is a teacher, parent or carer of a high-support needs person. The physical
component combined with the mental and emotional support may draw heavily on our units despite our love for that person.
Have you ever heard the expression “the squeaky wheel gets oiled?” Who are the squeaky wheels
who receive the bulk of your attention and is it to the detriment of the wheels who don’t squeak?! Do you have a attention seeking child and a quiet child?
Emotional energy is like a bank account in that it can be topped up by people who give you energy.
Those people are most likely the people you admire who inspire, motivate and challenge you in
uplifting ways. Your ‘bank account’ can be rapidly overdrawn if you surround yourself with negative people who bring you down, invade your privacy and personal space (with the exception of children), deride, chide, castigate, belittle or disrespect you.
Where do you sit in other peoples emotional energy fields? Are you topping up their cashflow or
overspending their units? In reflection, at the end of every day, check in with yourself. How do I feel right at this moment? Has it been an inspiring day? Did I achieve much? Did I inspire anyone today? How is my emotional cash flow – am I in arrears or credit for tomorrow?
Do you see a need for a ‘budget overhaul’?
If the answer is Yes then you may need to re-define some boundaries as to how much you allow other people to spend of your emotional energy.
If the answer is No, chances are you are balancing your company well.
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