The Balancing Act

I’ve learned in these last four months that balance is a daily goal.  I suppose a well- lived life is being intentional about living a life of balance, but incredibly challenging balancing as a solo act

The recurring theme at the end of my day, is that I am time starved.  There just isn’t enough hours in the day to complete the "to do" list to ensure I’ve manage the balance of kids, work, home and play.  Being a recovering perfectionist and often described as having a type A personality, balance seems like the perfect mode to be in.

Just how does one do it?  I’m still figuring it out…day by day.  What’s become magnified in the process, is realizing what’s important, the priorities in life not worth compromising.  It has also allowed me to focus on every single blessing that has come my way..the little ones and the big ones.  In this contemplation, it propels me to keep pressing on with faith and determination. 

I often describe my grief as a dance.  Some days I am 2 steps forward toward healing and within the next day or even moment, I find myself taking 3 steps back.  Knowing which end the pendulum will swing is still a mystery.  The one sure way to keep the pendulum on the upswing is remembering and living Bruce’s favorite mantra “Happiness is a Choice”.  Yes, it most certainly is…