Energy Currency

Spend Your Energy Wisely

Author

Blair McLendon
July 16, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Peace and Abundance, Ankhora family!

Welcome to Ankhora's biweekly nurturing of the sacred trinity - mind, body, and soul. In each newsletter we intend to bring you a dose of inspiration, wisdom, and practices to enhance your well-being within those three major layers of life.

There is an old saying that time is our most valuable resource. While that is certainly true, there is something even more precious that determines how we experience the time we've been given: our energy.

Energy is the true currency of life.

Every conversation, notification, relationship, responsibility, thought, and every habit asks for a small withdrawal from your account. Some investments return more than they cost. Others quietly drain you without ever giving anything meaningful back. The challenge is that most people monitor their finances more carefully than they monitor what they allow to occupy their attention.

The last couple of weeks have continued to carry an unmistakable intensity. The Sun remains highly active with solar activity continuing to fluctuate throughout Solar Cycle 25. Many people are reporting periods of mental overstimulation, vivid dreams, heightened intuition, or emotional fatigue. Whether you interpret these experiences through the lens of space weather, psychology, spirituality, or simply the cumulative pace of modern life, the invitation is remarkably similar: be intentional with what you allow to shape your inner world.

Astrologically, we are moving through a reflective period. Several planetary influences continue encouraging review rather than reckless acceleration. It can feel tempting to push harder, consume more information, or force answers that are not yet ready to emerge. Yet nature rarely operates this way. A tree does not rush toward autumn while still producing summer fruit. A river never hurries to reach the sea. Both simply remain faithful to their nature.

Perhaps that is the lesson before us. Not everything deserves your energy simply because it asks for it.

The world has become incredibly efficient at competing for human attention. Headlines are written to provoke emotion before understanding. Algorithms reward outrage more than wisdom. Endless scrolling creates the illusion of learning while often leaving us mentally scattered. We finish the day wondering where our energy went, even though we never consciously chose where to spend it.

Your attention is creative energy. Wherever it rests long enough, something begins to grow. Spend enough time with fear, and fear becomes familiar. Spend enough time with gratitude, curiosity, meaningful work, loving relationships, and caring for your body, and those begin shaping your inner landscape instead.

This is not about ignoring the realities of the world. Compassion asks us to remain aware, but wisdom asks us to remain discerning. You can stay informed without becoming consumed and you can care deeply without carrying everything.

One of the greatest acts of self-respect is learning that protecting your energy is not selfish, it is stewardship. Imagine your life as an investment portfolio. Every morning, you receive a fresh deposit of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy. Throughout the day, you make countless investments. Some produce peace, some produce anxiety, some generate creativity, and others create exhaustion. By evening, the question is not whether your account has changed, it always has. The question is what did your investments produce?

The beautiful thing about energy is that unlike money, it is renewable. All of the following are renewal methods:

  • Rest

  • Nature

  • Purpose

  • Prayer & Meditation (One to communicate | One to listen)

  • Meaningful work

  • Laughter

  • Connection

  • Silence

The next couple of weeks invite us to become wiser investors. Rather than asking, "What should I do next?" perhaps ask, "What is worthy of my energy?"

Because what consistently receives your energy eventually becomes your life.

Mindful Alignment:

  • Mental Gem: Energy flows where attention goes. Attention shapes the life you experience.

  • Mindful Moment: Several times this week, pause before beginning a new task, conversation, or even opening an app on your phone.

    Ask yourself:

    "Is this an investment or an expense?"


    If it is an investment, proceed with presence. If it is simply consuming your energy without moving you toward greater health, wisdom, peace, or purpose, consider choosing differently.

    At the end of each day, write down three things that genuinely gave you energy and three things that consistently depleted it. By the end of the week, patterns will begin revealing themselves.

    Awareness is the first step toward intentional living.

Physical Alignment:

  • Herbal Spotlight — Rhodiola Rosea

    Rhodiola rosea is a resilient adaptogenic herb that thrives in some of the world's harshest mountain environments, making it a fitting companion for seasons that demand endurance without burnout. Its naturally occurring compounds, including rosavins and salidroside, help the body adapt to physical, mental, and emotional stress while supporting healthy energy production at the cellular level.

    Many people use rhodiola to promote sustained stamina, mental clarity, balanced mood, and cognitive performance—particularly during periods of heavy workload or emotional demand. Unlike stimulants, its effects are generally described as steady and restorative rather than jittery. It is commonly taken as a standardized extract (typically 200–400 mg daily) earlier in the day to support resilience and focus. Note: Rhodiola may be stimulating for some individuals, so morning use is generally preferred. Consult a qualified healthcare practitioner if pregnant, nursing, or taking medications.

  • Top Tier Nourishment: 

  • Tuning into the Body: Right now, staying hydrated and eating light seem to be the wave. Many are reporting the need to detox the gut and others are needing to fast from time to time as our bodies integrate all of this radiation and energy hitting the planet.

    Eating fruits and consuming heavy water-based foods will help tremendously. Make sure you are getting at least 15 minutes of sunlight per day. Although it is piping hot, it is important to get a good sweat in if you can. Allow that solar energy to do the natural purifying.

Soulful Alignment:

  • Soulful Insights: The quality of your life is determined less by how much energy you have and more by where you consistently direct it.

    Many people spend years searching for more motivation when what they truly need is better stewardship. Peace is rarely found by adding more to your life. More often, it arrives when you stop investing yourself in what quietly drains you.

    Every conscious "no" creates space for a more meaningful "yes." Your energy is one of the greatest gifts you've been entrusted with. Spend it where it creates life.

  • Affirming the Best: I consciously choose with whom, what, when, where, and how I invest my energy now and going forward.

Self Operating System™ — A Natural Bridge

Seasons like this one have a way of revealing exactly where your personal operating system needs attention. When the external environment is stable it is easy to function well. When everything is amplified, the gaps in your inner structure become undeniable. What were triggers before become explosions. What was manageable before becomes overwhelming. What felt like a loose area before suddenly feels like a liability.

This is not failure. This is information. And information is only valuable if you do something with it.

The Self Operating System was built to help you construct an inner architecture that does not depend on external conditions being calm in order for you to function well. It is a framework for building the kind of inner structure that holds during the difficult seasons rather than only looking good during the easy ones. If this moment is showing you where that work still needs to happen, that is a gift worth taking seriously.

It is available at universoulpub.com when you are ready to build.

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Gratitude,

Blair McLendon - Founder, 3 Layers of Wellness | Universoul Publishing

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