Wise Use of Your Energy

Breath, time, food, vital force, and money—all are expressions of our life force. To live well, pay attention to how you use these five forms of energy.
~Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian

How do we use our vital energy, our life force? It is useful to observe and to conserve. How do we use our breath, our voice? Complaining, speaking ill of others, or using our breath for good? How do we use our time? Are we rushing around, feeling like we need to do more and more or do we take the time to be present, to notice where we are, to listen? How do we eat? Do we eat foods that are healthy and give us nourishment? How do we expend our energy, for our health and wellness and for the highest benefit for others? How do we spend our money, do we worry about not having enough or do we look at money as energy to be shared for the well-being of ourselves and for the world. Are we generous?
Don't waste your energy. Conserve and use your energies for your own good and for the good of others. We can use our energy in a positive way and grow strong together.