Smart Bulbs-Is A Human Version An Option?
Recently, I bought some magic light bulbs. BSOD Rechargeable Light Bulbs, LED Magic Bulb with Remote Controller Warm White Emergency Lamp Without Electricity Battery Operated Light Bulb E26 for Home Indoor Lighting. My purpose is to have a lamp that will supply safe light if the power goes out. We do have a house generator, but it does not power everything. When we had it put into the house it was in response to a long power outage that had me in the “FREAKED OUT” zone because it was during our first 2 months of having a child with Type 1 Diabetes. Our fridge was no longer just a vessel to keep food safe and fresh, its job now included keeping insulin at a safe temperature. A really big deal. So, when the electrician asked all of the good questions about what I wanted to be included in the generator’s breadth, all I heard was “The fridge, water, and heat will all be powered”. I never considered having light in the basement to access all of our services or in the kid’s rooms or bathroom. It is fair to say my brain was not thinking beyond the current crisis. My magic bulb was empty. No reserve to help me make more informed decisions. Roll forward 10 plus years, the house areas that are not powered by the generator are a source of nuisance and hazard. When I saw these cool light bulbs that will charge themselves while in usual plug-in mode and then run on the saved energy when the power is out- I thought GENIUS. Deliberately saving energy when power is available that can be used when energy is not available.
This magic energy storing light bulbs got me thinking- what if we had a magic energy storing bulb inside of us? A source of stored energy that could provide us energy when our power is out. What would that look like? How would it work? Is it even possible?
It is possible. But I do not think we can store energy in a magic bulb without deliberate action. It starts with decisions about how we commit our time and talent. Storing energy for a time when needed means we need to make thoughtful decisions in the present. We need to consider the future energy cost of our action/decision made in the present. Just because you are capable of being the chairperson of a committee does not mean you should. Being 0ffered your dream job does not mean you must take it. If your best mate asks you to run a marathon with them, a yes may sound like an excellent answer at the time but without considering what you will need to give up in order to do the training- your yes may have a cost that is too high.
In my Nutrition and Life Coaching Practice I hear stories of overwhelm, uncomfortably busy schedules, and lack of time to take care of the self-due to work or family responsibilities. For some people this has left them with no energy- burned out. Burnout can be just “mental” but most of the time there are physical symptoms. I do carefully bring up the subject of burn out- sometimes it lands well and others it does not. It does not land well because burn out is perceived as one more piece of evidence that one is living life poorly. If we took the concept of the magic bulb seriously, would it be a preventative to burnout? And… could we use it to treat burnout, overwhelm, over busy or lacking energy? I am intent on finding out. Can this idea of deliberately creating a magic bulb help my clients flourish? Can it help prevent them from an energy deficit? Can it be used to make sustainable healthy outcomes? I am seriously looking forward to finding out and sharing my knowledge.
Peace
Kim
