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This week’s B ME Bites Trivia Question:

Welcome to edition #60 of B ME Bites! This week is about becoming more aware of the invisible forces behind how you feel. The conversations, choices, and habits that energise—or deplete—you. It’s time for an energy audit, and it starts with one simple question: Is this fueling you, or draining you?

The Energy Audit – What’s Fueling You (or Draining You)?

Small check-ins that protect your energy and peace

A simple daily check-in can help you spot what’s lifting you up—or running you down—so you can protect your energy and feel more balanced.

It’s not always the big things that leave you exhausted. Sometimes it’s the small ones—left unchecked, repeated daily—that slowly wear you down.

A conversation that feels heavier than usual. A task that keeps rolling to the next day. A habit that helps… until it doesn’t.

This is where an energy audit comes in.

A quick check-in, like:

• How do I feel after that?

• Did this give me energy, or take it away?

• What’s been quietly draining me lately?

• Where do I feel most supported or lit up?

The point isn’t to fix everything. It’s to notice. When you spot what’s running you down—or what’s filling your cup—you can make one small shift that protects your peace. And that one shift often starts a ripple effect.

🌀 What Might Drain You:

• Overcommitment

• Screens before bed

• People-pleasing

• Skipping meals or movement

• Noise, clutter, or constant decision-making

⚡ What Might Fuel You:

• A nourishing meal

• Laughing with a friend

• Silence (even for 3 minutes)

• Moving your body

• Creating something—anything

This isn’t about cutting everything out. It’s about cutting through the noise and tuning back into what helps you feel more like you.

What’s one thing you could shift this week to protect your energy—and feel just a little bit more like you?

In Case You Missed It: B ME HQ Weekly Recap

🎙️ Podcast: B ME Podcast 45 – Prioritising Self-Care: Meaningful Ways to Nurture Your Mind, Body and Spirit

This episode is a gentle but powerful reminder that self-care isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. From mindfulness and movement to setting boundaries and saying no, this episode explores practical ways to honour your energy and capacity. If you’ve been putting yourself last, this is the nudge you didn’t know you needed.

🎧 Listen to the episode on your preferred podcast platform.

🎥 Watch the video on YouTube:

☀️ B ME Sunrise Bites – Week 7 Highlights:

This week’s sunrises were a reminder that clarity can still come on foggy days. With grounding tips, full moon resets, fluffy skies, and the occasional “not doing” moment, this week was full of gentle prompts to check in and choose peace over pressure.

🎥 Watch the Week 7 Highlight Reel here:

📺 Or catch up with the full series on the B ME Sunrise Bites YouTube Playlist
(Remember to hit subscribe while you’re there!)

🌱 Weekly Challenge: Check in, Then Choose

Your mission for this week, if you choose to accept it, is to do the following:

Each day this week, pause at least once and ask:

“Did that fuel me or drain me?”

Write it down, voice note it, or just notice it in the moment.
Then make one small adjustment—move toward what fuels, away from what drains.
No pressure to overhaul anything. Just one shift a day. That’s it.

If you need some help, feel free to hit reply - let’s help you get started if you’re stuck!

B ME Bites is deliberately sent on a Friday morning (Aussie time) so that where ever you are in the world, you have the weekend to give yourself the gift of implementing a small change towards a better you. What will that small change be? Is there a change that you have been trying to make and haven’t yet succeeded? Give it another go, applying the above - you can do it!

Resource Roundup

In this inspiring 5-minute clip, Matthew McConaughey shares powerful reflections on identity, values, and the process of becoming the architect of your own life—one choice at a time:

This article from Psychology Today dives into the connection between energy, values, and purpose—showing how alignment with who you are helps protect your energy and wellbeing:

Below is a resource list that has been created with you in mind. Whenever something new that could be helpful is discovered or created, it’s added to the list, so check it out from time to time. If you’re strapped for time, once you open the page below, click on Resource List in the top menu, then click on the “Health Tools” link for a list of items that could be helpful on your path to a better you.

The answer to this week’s trivia question is:

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Until next week, keep taking one S.T.E.P.S step at a time! (If you missed the issue explaining The S.T.E.P.S Formula, you can check that out here)

Warm regards,

Shari Ware Chief Encouragement Officer at B ME Bites

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