I had to laugh out loud yesterday at the picture that accompanied an article I was reading about poor money habits for financial retirement planning. There was an image of a pink piggy bank and a man with a hammer sneaking up behind contemplating a robbery. The article pointed out that money needed to be regularly going into savings not out in order to retire successfully. Of course it reminded me of when I was struggling with ME/CFS and in the beginning, I would spend, spend, and spend every ounce of energy I had in order to get through a day. Then I would collapse because I had emptied myself of any reserve. After some resting I would try to do it again having never really healed or regained any reserve.
It took me many bad cycles of spend and crash before I finally started to understand the need to build up a solid reserve of energy before an activity. I had to flip the whole approach around so that first I built up my energy then I used some for a specific need. But I stopped before I was fully spent and I rested again. Overtime, the reserve built up until I had a deep well of energy to call upon when needed. But I still made sure that I continued to regulate my activity so that as I began to get well again, I maintained the energy reserve. So unlike the man with the hammer, I didn’t use up every drop of energy day to day.
Eventually my reserve was solid enough that true healing began and I was able to walk a path back to wellness. How do you manage your energy reserves? What are your strategies? Please COMMENT or Send in your thoughts and I’ll post them. You can use the Contact Form or send an email to Martha at DefeatCFS dot net.
Look for a weekly posting on Tuesdays. And consider being part of the conversation.
Be Well Again,
Martha
It took me many bad cycles of spend and crash before I finally started to understand the need to build up a solid reserve of energy before an activity. I had to flip the whole approach around so that first I built up my energy then I used some for a specific need. But I stopped before I was fully spent and I rested again. Overtime, the reserve built up until I had a deep well of energy to call upon when needed. But I still made sure that I continued to regulate my activity so that as I began to get well again, I maintained the energy reserve. So unlike the man with the hammer, I didn’t use up every drop of energy day to day.
Eventually my reserve was solid enough that true healing began and I was able to walk a path back to wellness. How do you manage your energy reserves? What are your strategies? Please COMMENT or Send in your thoughts and I’ll post them. You can use the Contact Form or send an email to Martha at DefeatCFS dot net.
Look for a weekly posting on Tuesdays. And consider being part of the conversation.
Be Well Again,
Martha
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