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| Pastor of Youth and Young Adults Karl Helvig |
I
have been doing a lot of running lately. Turns out that I love running.
Here
is what I have noticed. Because I run so much, I am really in tune with
my physical energy level.
I
almost always know when I have
lots
of energy
I
almost always know when I have
almost
no energy.
Somethings
give energy, some drain it, certain people and activities and events fill me up
with others wear me out. I find myself in tune with the full spectrum of
my physical self. High, middle, low: all of it.
There
is, however, a contrast that is particularly striking.
I
seem to have almost no awareness of my emotional energy level.
I
know when I am emotionally full (energized, strong, healthy) and I know when I
am emotionally depleted.
But
it is hard discerning that huge middle ground of emotional health.
Am I
getting filled? Am I approaching depletion? When do I need to stop and
say, "I must take some time for rest and refreshment"?
What
about you? Are you the same? Different?
How
well are you in tune with your emotional energy level? Or your spiritual
energy level? What fills and depletes you? What are your
signals and triggers?
I
pray that we might be come people who are more and more in tune with our own
hearts and lives.
Grace
and Peace,
Karl
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