She said all energy is only borrowed, and one day you have to give it back

Last night we capped off a beautiful summer weekend in Chicago by watching Avatar! And this morning, during my 13 mile run, I had some time to reflect on the movie and some of my favorite parts.

I immediately could not stop thinking about when Jake Sully says to Dr. Grace Augustine, "She (Neytiri) said all energy is only borrowed, and one day you have to give it back."

In life, I believe there are energy givers and there are energy takers. In our own individual lives we have activities and responsibilities and relationships; some of which create energy and some of which drain it. Please take a moment to look in the mirror and ask yourself, "Spiritually, am I an energy giver or am I an energy taker?"

An energy giver is someone who empowers others, someone who takes a moment to share a smile or exchange pleasantries, someone who would prefer to make someone else smile as opposed to making themselves smile first. An energy giver is someone who takes the time to find out why and then does their best to be a positive influence and see things through. An energy giver cares!

Surround yourself with energy givers and if you're not one already, become one. Everything we do in life requires energy, everything. And on days you have it, share it. And on days you don't, don't worry, it's on it's way back soon!