People either contribute to or steal your energy.  I think this is something that people understand, but it helps to think about it and manage, a little, who you spend your time with.  I have felt drained of energy and motivation at times with no apparent cause, and only upon really thinking about who with and how I am spending time do I come to understand that the negative people I am spending my time with are basically sucking my energy away.  Emotions take their toll on the body quickly.

The good news about this is that to recharge, all I find I need to do is find someone with whom I feel an increase of energy, and take a few minutes a day to call them or spend just some time with them.  These encounters leave both parties feeling renewed and elevated.  Positive emotions and energy are funny like that, there is no net loss when positive energy is given between two people.  Negative energy drains other people, but does not leave the one who is demanding the energy that much better off.

Maybe this is all in my head but I find it to be true.  If you don’t believe it find a positive person to be around when you are feeling drained for whatever reason, and you will understand the difference if you concentrate on how you feel.