Energy boosters

We had a training day at work today all about resilience and energy management. The first part of the day looked at stressors and things that give us energy and take it away. The first thought when we talked about energy boosters was Jake. I can come home from a tough day, see his smile and suddenly I'm full of energy again, ready to play, cuddle and entertain him. I don't know what it is, but I joked today about bringing Jake to work with me to keep me pepped up.
The latter part of the afternoon talked about making time for what's important in your life, and integrating your work and home life so that both of them gets an equal share of your full attention. Some interesting stuff, but the main thing that got me thinking about this post was this video:

The final part of the video resonated so strongly with me that I wanted to share it on here. The discussions following the video were interesting as those on my team who don't have kids were talking about their own bucket list (with numerous jokes about taking paid sabbaticals) whilst those with kids talked about their children, no matter how old, and how they were going to make more time for them. I like to think that I make as much time for Jake as possible, but there are times when I hate how long he's at nursery without us for (even though I know it's a good thing for him!) and times when I wish he was asleep or with Kelsey so I could sleep more/get work done/tidy up. Ric Elias makes me want to appreciate all the time that I can with him so I pledge from hereon to give him my full attention and love when I'm with him.