Balance

[epo]

When you look at your life and the many demands of it, how do you know that you are keeping it all properly balanced?

Personally, I always feel like I have too many demands but a good judge is the size of my calves. Being a runner I don't always think I have the time for my daily run...but I need to remember to make it a part of my routine. It's great for my mental & physical wellness and it keeps me centered.

So board friends...do tell your secrets...How do you know that you are achieving proper balance in your life?

[Sinestro]

Are you reading the same stuff GVAC is reading??? What's up with all this tao, new balance, new wave, meditation thingy, enlightenment that's taking over the board?


Ommmmmmm.........

[One Dead Fred]

I find doing dishes relaxing.

I just took up juggling when I'm not working or making espresso.

[hunnerbun]

For me the best part about being my own boss is the fact that I am able to take time for myself when I need it. If I think that shit is starting to get to me, I just book time off and go do something other then work, even if at that moment it is nothing more then just sitting on the couch!
In the winter i love going sledding, if I didn't have that to look forward to on the weekends I feel that I would never get out of the house. In the summer the weekends are spent camping. I never did understand those people that only ever spend all their time at work, that to me is not balance.
I always think I should be more active exercise wise but I guess the fact that ieven get out and do stuff is better then noting.

[Gvac]

I look in the mirror.

Seriously.

My physical appearance reflects my mental state perfectly. When I look weary and worn, I know it's probably not because I'm physically tired or ill; it usually means I'm not maintaining a proper balance in my life.

[FUNKMAN]

when the kids are healthy, happy, and doing okay then it seems most everything else is not so bad...

[kdubya]

For me it is all about sleep. If I sleep sound and wake up rested all is well. If I am tossing and turning something is off.

[Friday]

I look in the mirror.

Seriously.

My physical appearance reflects my mental state perfectly. When I look weary and worn, I know it's probably not because I'm physically tired or ill; it usually means I'm not maintaining a proper balance in my life.

qft

these days i am a work in progress. trying to find that balance i had a year and a half ago.

but having been there already will make it easier to get back to.
only much, much better with a bit more life experience under my belt.

[Kris10]

when the kids are healthy, happy, and doing okay then it seems most everything else is not so bad...

Completely agree but make it one kid!

[EliSnow]

I don't know if I'm every really balanced.

Okay, that's not true. It's just been a very hard last 3 months. Work has been crazy busy and stressful beyond belief, for reasons I can't discuss. Plus, a huge mistake was made which appeared to have huge ramifications on the very thing that has made my life stressful. And for awhile, I thought I was the one who made the mistake. Thank god, I have a great boss, who told me that it wasn't my mistake, and if it was, so what.

For the first half of the last 3 months, our daughter was keeping us up at nights, because she was getting used to her new bed, and would be up all the time. Thank god, that's not as much of a problem now.

However, during this time, I've been eating better, running4-5 times a week, and losing weight. Though I'm been drinking more.

I feel balanced when I can do the dishes after dinner and listen to a playlist from my iPod, and sing along. I feel balanced when I spend some quiet time with my wife. I feel balanced when my two year old wants to run with me in the house.

I just haven't been feeling balanced as of late.