Batteries running low?

Yesterday, the screen on my thermostat read “Replace battery”. Since it requires 2 double A batteries, I thought I would just try to replace one of the batteries and see if it worked.  The problem was that I didn’t have a new package of batteries, so I rummaged through my tub of half used batteries in my toolbox.  So I had a combination of rechargeable, regular, and off-brand batteries. Surely one of them would work, right?  After trying enough combinations with the batteries already in the thermostat, it finally worked.

When I woke up sweating this morning, I wondered if it was just a dream I had or my air-conditioning.  Lo and behold, I was greeted with REPLACE BATTERY.  This time it didn’t even show the digits for the temperature which indicated that it was now totally dead.  Both batteries totally dead. 

I couldn’t help but relate this to our own energetic batteries.  Our chakras are like our batteries.  If one of them is reduced, we may receive some indication that we need a recharge.  People often ignore the initial signs.  Then another chakra might begin to struggle.  We may begin to start feeling heavy, tired, or anxious.  Still we might treat it like our phone and just select the Low Power Mode.  (This might look like binge-watching some Netflix.)  But as we begin to experience chronic pain, insomnia, or exhaustion, we seek a solution.