One Year Closer to Balance

[mrissa]

Well, here we are. One Year Closer to Balance. I woke up from dreams of an out-of-control space station again, for the umpteenth time in the last year and a half. Just in case I was likely to forget what today is, I guess.

My balance-related plans today include:
--very light yoga, since I fell out of a couple of poses yesterday
--going over the credit card statement
--lunch out with friends/quiet dinner at home: balance time with friends and time with family, time with others and time by myself
--work on revisions and work on new fiction
--charitable donation and muffins for neighbors so I'm not spending it all thinking of myself

Are you observing my balance holiday with me? Let me know what you're thinking and doing towards balance in your own lives.

Comments

[framefolly.livejournal.com]

My 2009 resolutions require me to find some balance. I'm glad I am reminded of that!

Basically I need to balance my very great joy in instant gratification, and my long term well being that comes from doing things that don't pay off right away.

Last year I gained 10+ pounds from changing my lifestyle after moving to a place where walking is not a part of my natural routine and where I can nonetheless find really yummy food! I have been trying to balance my need to have. s'mores. now. with my knowledge that if I went to take a walk, I'll actually enjoy it after a while.

Same with work -- it's been too easy to let deadlines slide, to do things that are the equivalent of mental junk food -- and I am looking to find some self-discipline to balance that out.

Any advice would be most welcome and appreciated ;) .

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I am fascinated with the "once I start doing this, I'll enjoy it" phenomenon: why do our brains do that to us? Silly brains!