Life is a balancing act
Sunday, June 28th, 2009Today’s hectic world requires multi-tasking at every level. Work, family, and social life are all filled with numerous activities and demands on our time. It’s difficult to determine where and how to spend your time with so many commitments and activities tugging at you. It’s a balancing act that feels more like a juggling act and it has most people filled with anxiety and stress.
Over 70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, with no cushion or planning for emergencies. They are juggling their money and their debt and getting nowhere – except further in debt and perilously close to a mental breakdown from the stress and anxiety of their situation. Their lives are so stressful and difficult, they don’t have time to enjoy living.
But when you make the commitment to simplify your life and live a good life while still taking care of every other aspect of your life, it becomes a much more manageable task. It all starts with a good hard look at what’s important to you in this life. It requires you to:
- Clearly understand your personal situation
- Recognize your issues
- Identify what keeps you from reaching your goals
- Determine what capabilities you have to succeed
- Develop a plan for change
Insightful thinking and honestly answering questions about your current life, compared to the life you would really like to live, will lead to a greater understanding of what is needed to achieve that new life. Pulling back the covers and accepting the cold, hard facts about what is wrong with your current life will eventually lead to a better life.
You must take control of your life and make changes to reach the destination you dream about. Don’t just think about it – take action and take control of your life. When you are in control, you are able to overcome obstacles and identify capabilities deep inside you that until now, you did not know existed.
It’s an enlightening, exciting realization to discover that you can control your own destiny!
Consider some of the questions that will give you a greater understanding of your current situation and the simpler life that that awaits you:
- What gives you pleasure and makes you happy?
- Where are you spending your time?
- Where do you want to spend your time?
- What are your goals?
- What are your values and are they aligned with your goals?
- What are your priorities in life?
- Are you spending your time on the right things to achieve your goals?
- Where do your family and friends fit in with your goals?
- What’s keeping you from achieving your goals?
- What’s keeping you from living the life you’ve always wanted to live?
- How can you overcome the obstacles?
- What can you change?
- What capabilities, talents, and skills do you bring to the table?
- How can you leverage your abilities better to attain the life you desire?
Looking at yourself honestly and assessing your current situation is a harsh reality for many. Once you sit down and evaluate where you are currently spending your time, money, and energy, you may be surprised at the choices you have made. You may discover that your actions are not aligned with your goals.
And more importantly, you may realize that your goals are in conflict with your values!
Scary?
It can be, but it doesn’t have to be.
Change can be hard and it may be painful – but the pain will be short-lived and your new life will be abundant with happiness. If you don’t change, aren’t you going to go through even more pain with no end to your debt, unhappiness, and stress in sight?
If your desire is to be debt-free and simply free, then that’s the path you should take. That journey will lead to greater enlightenment and the ability to nourish your spirituality in ways you never thought possible.
It may require some changes to the way you work and live. But it will give you the life you desire – including a quality of life that is rewarding and fulfilling. You will derive great satisfaction, fulfillment, and contentment from living the life you were meant to live.
The rewards will be great.
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