Everyday Canvas

High or Low Energy

Prompt: Some personalities are high energy all the time, others so low energy you wonder if they're awake. Where do you think you fall on that spectrum and why?


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Where do I fall? Since I am old, I may fall anywhere and everywhere, depending on many things. In general, as far as energy goes, I am somewhere in between.

I can’t be high energy as I have arthritis in one knee and in my toes. If some job requires standing up or pulling and pushing, then I do it, taking short breaks in between, usually doing work on the computer, checking my e-mail or something else like sewing. I am not low energy either. If I ever sat around doing nothing, I would die of boredom.

I am, therefore, always doing something. On the other hand, my least inactive time is at the end of the day when the sun is setting. Since some gorgeous FL sunsets are visible from the back of the house, in the early evenings, I sit there inside the covered porch with a book or Kindle or sometimes my camera, watching the sunset or reading. Sometimes, my husband comes out, too, and we sit there together. This is the quietest and the least active time for me unless something extraordinary comes up.

Yet, there is more to energy than how much we can move around, since all energy doesn’t always come from our nutrition or the way our bodies feel. Our emotions also contribute to our energy levels. Negative emotions can either push some people toward lethargy or encourage them to do devilish deeds. Positive emotions, on the other hand, help the body’s systems and support our general health in all areas. If I feel a negative emotion arising, I replace it with a positive thought. This replacement tool works for me all the time.