Catch and Store Energy

Catch and Store Energy ~A Love Letter to the Lost Art of Enough

In the old world, our ancestors knew how to catch and store energy without even thinking about it. They captured nutrients in fermented vegetables not to be trendy but because the garden didn’t stop just because they were full. They dried herbs, rendered fat, and let the sun do her work, slow and steady. They wove their time into the rhythm of seasons—not around deadlines and deliverables, but around enoughness.

This second principle of permaculture—Catch and Store Energy—

asks us to pause and consider: where is energy leaking from my life, my land, my body, my soul? And perhaps more importantly—where is it waiting for me to gather it up? Because energy doesn’t just mean solar panels or firewood stacks (though those are beautiful and valid). It also means:

• Rainwater gathered in humble barrels and ancient cisterns
• Nourishment captured in the pantry and in the bones
• Quiet afternoons tucked into the folds of an otherwise full life
• Moon-bathed musings that spark deep knowing
• Stories stored in the heart so they are not forgotten
• And rest—yes, rest—as a revolutionary act of energy storage

In Lazy Lady Living, we honor the kind of energy that doesn’t come from hustle but from harmony. From choosing to build systems, rituals, and relationships that hold the goodness rather than letting it slip away unnoticed.

Imagine a garden that catches more than just sun:
It catches children’s laughter, morning dew, the last warm rays before winter.
It stores hope in seeds, medicine in roots, wisdom in compost.
It holds a kind of quiet magic.

So what are you storing for the lean times?

Let’s remember: we are not meant to be constantly producing. We are meant to catch and store energy – to be catching beauty, storing resilience, weaving spaciousness.

What are you catching now that might feed a future version of you—or your children—or your people?

The earth does not waste.
Neither should we.

~ Krista

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