Balance for leeza
BALANCE
By definition: one of the word’s twenty-something meanings, balance is a state of equilibrium and something that brings about that state. Self-control and emotional stability are a couple of other meanings, too … hence, my world.
I ride waves and tides from day-to-day according to the amount of projects I have on my agenda, from freelance assignments to my full-time job to spending quality time with my family. The housework takes a back seat to the rest of my to-do list. Sleep is buried somewhere under the laundry pile and, basically, I just get on with it all. Balance sounds like such a simple word, yet it’s filled with so much complexity that most people most of the time struggle to achieve it. Through my training as a manager, I have learned to delegate and ultimately, I know when to say “no” or “enough is enough.” I have learned to listen when my body tells me it’s time to take a rest. And I have stopped worrying about the to-do list for tomorrow or the one I didn’t get through yesterday and just focus on my to-do list of today. I go through phases: if one week is nothing but a hard grind just to make deadline, I might not shower every day or eat properly, but the job-in-hand gets done. Then I step back for a day or two, maybe not a big step, but enough to take a breath and ready myself for the next grind. I laugh, I meditate, I play, I rest. It’s a balance that’s leveled by sort of quirky imbalance which all evens out in the end. This is my equilibrium — that and a fantastic, oh-so-understanding husband who is ready to step in whenever I need him. Eckhert Toll’s book The Power of Now helped me understand about living in the present as well as The Art of Tibetan Living and Dr. Wayne Dwyer’s Power of Intention series. You can’t control what happens tomorrow so why waste time and energy worrying about it.
PS: MY FAVE SUBJECT MATTER
I absolutely adore fantasy. Goblins, faeries, enchanted forests, fireflies and dragon's breath — but for the life of me, it's the hardest thing for me to draw, create or put pen to. Brian Froud's work is my favorite in the world — He is king of the faeries. I think I am too busy fantasizing about being as good as he is or being able to create creatures in his style, that it prevents me from actually setting my mind to creating fantasy for myself.
By definition: one of the word’s twenty-something meanings, balance is a state of equilibrium and something that brings about that state. Self-control and emotional stability are a couple of other meanings, too … hence, my world.
I ride waves and tides from day-to-day according to the amount of projects I have on my agenda, from freelance assignments to my full-time job to spending quality time with my family. The housework takes a back seat to the rest of my to-do list. Sleep is buried somewhere under the laundry pile and, basically, I just get on with it all. Balance sounds like such a simple word, yet it’s filled with so much complexity that most people most of the time struggle to achieve it. Through my training as a manager, I have learned to delegate and ultimately, I know when to say “no” or “enough is enough.” I have learned to listen when my body tells me it’s time to take a rest. And I have stopped worrying about the to-do list for tomorrow or the one I didn’t get through yesterday and just focus on my to-do list of today. I go through phases: if one week is nothing but a hard grind just to make deadline, I might not shower every day or eat properly, but the job-in-hand gets done. Then I step back for a day or two, maybe not a big step, but enough to take a breath and ready myself for the next grind. I laugh, I meditate, I play, I rest. It’s a balance that’s leveled by sort of quirky imbalance which all evens out in the end. This is my equilibrium — that and a fantastic, oh-so-understanding husband who is ready to step in whenever I need him. Eckhert Toll’s book The Power of Now helped me understand about living in the present as well as The Art of Tibetan Living and Dr. Wayne Dwyer’s Power of Intention series. You can’t control what happens tomorrow so why waste time and energy worrying about it.
PS: MY FAVE SUBJECT MATTER
I absolutely adore fantasy. Goblins, faeries, enchanted forests, fireflies and dragon's breath — but for the life of me, it's the hardest thing for me to draw, create or put pen to. Brian Froud's work is my favorite in the world — He is king of the faeries. I think I am too busy fantasizing about being as good as he is or being able to create creatures in his style, that it prevents me from actually setting my mind to creating fantasy for myself.
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That's so well written. Thanks for the book recommendations.
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