It was warm, in the upper 60s, this morning when I walked to work. The morning sun was bright, and I stopped to watch a male cardinal that was perched in the sunlight above the road. He called, softly, as in a conversational tone, and hopped from branch to branch, never staying long in one spot. Then he took flight and flew over my head and into the brightness of the eastern sky.
At work I felt tired, lacking in energy. I found myself dealing with things as they came into my email box, or with people who walked in the door, and realized that my energy level let me react to things, but I didn't have the creative, proactive energy that I often do.
Being aware of when I'm able to be proactive, when I'm able only to be reactive, and sometimes, even inactive, is useful. I want to take advantage of the times I have a lot of energy and ideas, but also recognize that I don't always feel that way, and don't necessarily have the ability to enter the proactive state just because I'd like to.
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