I like to encourage people to find out what recharges them and do it when they start getting down.  For me, here are a few recharging activities:

• time alone with God
• time alone with Amber
• time with Amber and TJ
• riding the motorcycle (not in the snow however)
• spending time with certain people
  • This is a big one.  It’s taken me years of my life to realize this, but I need to be intentional about making time for the people who recharge me.
  • I spent years letting other people (often the people that drained me) dictate who I spent the bulk of my time with and then I wondered why I was wiped out all the time.

I say all this because I just wrapped up a meeting with a friend of mine and thought about how much better I felt after we got done.  That marks about three different times this week that I had the chance to sit and catch up with someone who fires me up.

What a difference it makes!  Here’s my advice for the day: find your rechargers and stay engaged….