“I was afraid that was going to happen!” said the mother of a teenage driver who had just been involved in his first wreck. Have you ever said something similar? It’s natural to be anxious at times about things over which you have no control. But being terrified or fearful drains your energy and physical strength and can even keep you from living up to your potential.
Scientists believe that we have a certain supply of emotional energy for every day and year we live. They call that supply “calendar energy.” If we use it up “too soon” by being worried and anxious, we can literally run out of the energy needed for daily life and face burnout.