Balance

Tool #2... Balance.


Balance is the key to life. The key to a peaceful, happy, joyful life. We can be busy, we can be really busy, and all is well as long as we have balance in our lives.


There are five key parts to all of us:

1. Our physical self.

2. Our intellectual self.

3. Our emotional self.

4. Our spiritual self.

5. Our relational self. (The relationships we have and foster).


I can guarantee you one thing: You will be out of whack, out of sinct, unstable and eventually fall off the tight rope if you don't have balance among those five parts of your self. Perhaps there is something else unique to your breed that you need to had to these five. Add as many as you need for you, but you can't take any away. These five are the foundations for a sturdy, stable, peaceful life. Do some checking up on these five areas.


Are you working hard, meeting your deadlines, remembering to religious (but, not spiritual), keeping up with your family... but, your not sleeping well and you are filled with anxiety and dread. You're off balance.


Our five parts may not always weigh the exact same. We won't always be perfectly in balance, but it should be close. Get out a piece of paper and write these five areas on the bottom of the page. On the left had side of the page, write the numbers 0-10, starting at the bottom and moving up. Now graph out where you fall on this scale with each part of your self. Zero means this part is not in your life at all.;10, of course means is a big chunk of your pie, or daily life. Connect the dots and look at your graph. Do they look in balance, with little difference between them in number? Or is your graph significantly skewed?


Have you ever been to the circus and watched the acrobats walk on the tight rope? I am always amazed at the balance it must take to do such a trick. Not just physical balance, but mental balance, too. Emotionally they must be able to tune out their fears, ignore the crowd, and relax the mind. Every muscle that moves would have to be deliberate. One small pinkie toe could possibly throw them off balance. Or one negative thought that was not rebuked.


Be deliberate about your move through life. Check up on these five areas. Make adjustments if you need too. If you don't, you could lose your balance and have a damaging fall.