Balance of Life

I speak with people every day. I realize that all of us probably do to some degree but I mean I really speak to lots of people because my job requires it. And I have to say, it always amazes me how volatile our moods can be and how easy at times it can be to trigger emotions. Those emotions can be happy or sad, angry or calm, scared or elated—they run the gamut!

Even more amazing is how fragile the state of our emotions can be. We can be awed as we hang-glide over the French country side one day and brought to our knees the next when we return to a dead-end job. Part of me wonders if it has always been this way or we’ve just evolved with the rest of the world. Technology has gotten more advanced, life moves at a faster pace—does that mean that our moods are more unstable to some degree? Sound silly, but it does make me wonder as it seems we are much more dependent on support these days (whether that come chemically, through counseling, etc.). It’s possible that a lot of the issues we face these days seem more prevalent because we are more aware of them but I’m not sure if that is the case—I’m not a professional and I certainly don’t presume to know the answers to some of these questions.

What I do believe a lot of us have learned is that life is full of balance. You can’t have highs without lows. We balance eating with exercise, work with play, spending with saving. We all learn this is healthy—all in moderation. And yet, it is easy for us to stray.

My thought is that it is okay to remind yourself of this balance and embrace the fluctuations in life. We have them for good reason and we appreciate the highs of life so much more because of them.

Happy writing this week!