PEMS

I've been listening to a book on CD entitled The Power of Full Engagement. It's all about energy and how to be fully engaged in your work, home, and all other aspects of your life. I highly recommend it. In any case, the authors of this book talk about the four areas of your life in which you need to learn to train and grow to get the most energy into your life. (That sounds really bad, but you get the idea!)

1) Physical. Physical energy is pretty basic, and you pretty much know what you need to do here. Eat right, exercise, get enough rest. In order to build muscle and to be healthy, this is what you need to do.

2) Emotional. Emotional energy is what keeps you stress free and able to give love and to care for and about others.

3) Mental. Mental energy is the energy that keeps your brain working, the energy to think and to make clear and rational decisions.

4) Spiritual Energy is the most fundamental energy. It is different from religion, in that it is merely the ability to live by a set of values and deeply held beliefs.

In the coming weeks I will focus more on each of these types of energy, and how to develop and strengthen them to enable you to lead a more balanced and productive life. I'm excited about this! Till then...