unedited for 100 days. Day 21

I am finding that the skill of conserving energy has become quite valuable in my life. Energy of all kinds too. Not just physical energy, but mental and emotional as well. In regards to conserving emotional energy, I am learning that there are times when I have a choice to engage and react, or simply flow through moments that are better left simple, and perhaps less intimate. I have always prided myself to be someone that was open and honest with the people around me. So much so that I couldn't lie to the cashier at the grocery store if they asked how my day was. If I was having a rough day for big reasons or small, I had to tell them about it because if I didn't I felt dishonest. After all, don't we relate and connect to one another when we can be real and honest? What I'm learning though is that it is okay to politely connect in a detached manner and conserve your emotional energy for a time when you can be productive with it. Mental energy is another one that we should be choosy with. We have information constantly thrown at as from all directions. I am learning to filter that information- it is okay to let some things in one ear and out the other. And of course physical energy is an important one. Our bodies were not built to perform at one hundred miles per hour all day long. Find moments to slow down your movements and slow down your breath. If you have been waiting for permission, I humbly grant it to you (wink wink).