Balance

Balance. I hear it talked about all the time. People everywhere are trying so hard to find balance in their lives. It seems with so many modern "conveniences" balance would be so much easier to achieve. Alas, as quickly as we can do something more quickly or conveniently we almost automatically shove something into the time we find by doing so. We aren't happy, it seems, unless we are busy. I would argue that we aren't happy being so busy either.

I would imagine that in some ways this is an age old problem... because I would imagine that in most cases busyness is the symptom, rather than the problem. A symptom of what? I'm sure that varies from case to case. For many depression and fear can lead to a desire to be busy so that they don't have time to think about anything. For others, it could simply be poor judgment or an inability to say "no" to anything. I'm sure there are many other reasons... and then there are those who are busy out of necessity. I feel I fall into that category.

I have a lot to take care of! I'm working full time for a company I love, taking care of my family, and trying to start a business. When I do have extra time I try to have a social life.

Some will ask why I'm adding a business to the mix. Surely that alone is adding to the busyness issue! I understand why that would be hard to grasp. It seems like the only expendable item on that list. So why add the business? So that later, I can cut down on the busyness.

If I can stay focused and intense on taking care of all of this then by the grace of GOD I can get this business off the ground and come home to work for myself and my family alone. Being in business is not easy - I am under no illusions that it is - but I am convinced that it is the best way to provide a better life for myself and my family.

Meanwhile I struggle to find balance. How do you balance devotion to GOD, family, work, and business goals? There are only 24 hours in a day and to devote time to all of the necessary areas of life sometimes seems impossible. I can only say that I'm working on it and that hopefully, by the time I figure it out things will settle down some and it will be even easier to find balance. For now I focus on why I'm doing all of it and try to minimize the guilt I feel for sometimes letting a ball or two drop.