Resilient People Save Energy

Turn off the lights when you leave a room! Don’t leave the car idling at the curb! We teach kids to conserve energy because it’s the right thing to do for the environment and our wallets. But what about conserving emotional energy? We need to teach that, too, in the form of resilience and stress management. Resilient people use less energy because they control how stress affects them. They stop everyday stressors from getting blown out of proportion and only focus on the problems that need their attention. Emotional energy is important, too, so conserve it.

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