When we have “balance” in our lives, we are able to keep our family, work, and personal lives working in a cohesive manner.  We do not let one consume our lives at the expense of another.  When you can balance all of the people, things, and events in your life so that none causes others to “fall short” you have arrived at cohesiveness.

Think about a moment in your life when you may have been consumed with a person, event, or thing, while other areas of your life dwindled.  Maybe you were courting your partner, which consumed most of your thoughts and energies, at the expense of your grades while in college.   For others, there may have been a time in your life where your work consumed your time and energy at the expense of your partner and children.

Yes, there are times where one thing may need to take a higher precedence over others.  However, those periods of that “imbalance” should be short and few and far between.   For some, though, it seems that something always takes “precedence” and they live a life of constant imbalance.

So, how does one get back to a state of balance in their life?  It all begins with a conscious decision as to what you feel is important in your life.  Sure, your career and work is important in order to provide shelter, food and clothing to your family.  However, at what point is it more “important” than watching your child’s baseball game, or attending a parent teacher conference?  At some point, you need to say “no” to work and “yes” to your family.   Otherwise, you may find that you are now “ready” and your family has grown without you.

The point of maintaining a balanced life is so you can keep the things, events, and people who are important to you – for a long-term.  When we sprint short races, that may help get to where we want to be in the short-term, but it is often at a pace that cannot be maintained for a lifetime.  Life goes by in the blink of an eye, and we want to make sure you understand the importance of keeping all that is important to you, in balance.

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As you go about this day, look at areas of your life where you may be out of balance.  Decide if everything that is important to you is getting “equal attention.”  If not, now is the perfect time to make the necessary adjustments to rebalance your life!

Written Mon, Dec 15, 2014 8:17 – 8:26 AM MST