Sunday Journal Prompt

“Writing down the energy drainers and boosters helped me see the things I need to cut out of my life.”

– Kaitlyn Ambrose, Ohio State University student

 

We spend time with people and participate in activities daily. Some inspire us, and others drain us. By interacting with them on the page, you’re likely to come to new discoveries.

Make two columns on your page. On the left, list the things that drain your energy—such as tasks, activities and people. (My list includes sugar, lack of sleep and negative people.) On the right, list what gives you energy—tasks, activities and people. (For me, those include laughing with my children and writing in my journal.)

Choose a few items and do a freewrite about them—which means that you keep writing for a few minutes even if you’re not sure what you want to say. Afterwards, answer these questions: How you can spend more time with energy givers and less time with energy drainers? Continue to think about and contribute to this list over the next few days. Keep considering this: What can you do more or less of to regain energy—to stoke the fire within you?