Balance Burden
Balance is such an important thing in life. It's why variety is the spice of life. It's keeps us grounded and in tune with different facets of life. It's to keep us humble while maintaining a healthy self-esteem. It's recognising we are beautiful but not arrogantly so. It's finding pleasure in little things, but also in the complex. It's enjoying the moon as well as the sun as they both have their place.
I have been struggling with this for quite some time. I find it more important in recent time to figure it out. With the various commitments that I have, I find myself trying to do them well while making time for all the other things that should be just as important.
Going a little personal - having a good social life is not supposed to be an option for me. It's a requirement. The last few years were spent learning how to live without relying on people because of where I was in life (story for another time). Now that I have achieved maturity in what I'd set out for, it's time to change things up a bit. For over a year, I've made a conscious effort to see the walls of my apartment a bit less...Strides were made but more are needed. This is not because I think I need to have company constantly, but it's from a recognition that we were created to be social beings. So the struggle continues... how do I balance it all? When deadlines are pending, fatigue is setting in, how can I ensure that these do not become the order of all my days? How do I make time for my family and friends and their special days or just to catch up when feeling guilty about missing the timelines for different tasks? And above all, how do I make quality time for God when I'm sleepy and/or distracted by all the what-ifs and shoulda-coulda-woulda-didn'ts?
Finding balance! This is no easy feat. But it's clear that for my own peace of mind, sanity and growth, I must find this elusive scale. The beauty of it - nothing is impossible with God! (Matt 26:19). So with Him I leave it...this is one burden I surely can't carry alone.
I have been struggling with this for quite some time. I find it more important in recent time to figure it out. With the various commitments that I have, I find myself trying to do them well while making time for all the other things that should be just as important.
Going a little personal - having a good social life is not supposed to be an option for me. It's a requirement. The last few years were spent learning how to live without relying on people because of where I was in life (story for another time). Now that I have achieved maturity in what I'd set out for, it's time to change things up a bit. For over a year, I've made a conscious effort to see the walls of my apartment a bit less...Strides were made but more are needed. This is not because I think I need to have company constantly, but it's from a recognition that we were created to be social beings. So the struggle continues... how do I balance it all? When deadlines are pending, fatigue is setting in, how can I ensure that these do not become the order of all my days? How do I make time for my family and friends and their special days or just to catch up when feeling guilty about missing the timelines for different tasks? And above all, how do I make quality time for God when I'm sleepy and/or distracted by all the what-ifs and shoulda-coulda-woulda-didn'ts?
Finding balance! This is no easy feat. But it's clear that for my own peace of mind, sanity and growth, I must find this elusive scale. The beauty of it - nothing is impossible with God! (Matt 26:19). So with Him I leave it...this is one burden I surely can't carry alone.
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