What is the Opposite of a Balanced Life?
Well, whatever it is called, that would be what I'm experiencing right now. I haven't logged into here in 12 days. I feel like life has me spinning in circles and I can't catch my breath. I can't even say things are particularly bad at all. Just so incredibly busy and overwhelming. I don't like living like this. May has brought some things in my life to a head. I have a volunteer job that takes a considerable amount of my energy, and there's a big event that occurred yesterday that I was involved in - the events leading up to that were a bit frenzied and all on a deadline. Simultaneously, my "real" job was gearing up with what I can vaguely call "very bad things" for a client which involved lots of my energy, time and - again - deadlines. Doing both of these at the same time was not fun. Then add real life in the middle of it - all the things I want and need to do - and it's just crazy. I know the description I have of this doesn't sound like much - I either can't or don't feel comfortable divulging the details here - but trust me, it's too much. :) I haven't been to the gym in ages and I haven't been to Weight Watchers in twice as long. I'm eating crappy, not getting enough sleep, not exercising, the house is a mess . . . the list goes on and on. And this week proves to be busy too. At least the Memorial Day weekend seems quiet and some time to recharge. I also have been struggling to find time to finish up my Soul Coaching book. This probably distresses me more than anything else going on. It's not that I don't want to finish it, but just haven't found the time. I've got one week to go in it (the Earth Week) and it seems I'm taking 3 days to get through each "day" in the book. That's not particularly wrong but not the pace I want to do it at. It's important to me, and I feel like I'm not getting the same stuff out of it that I was when devoting more time. I don't see myself even opening the book today. :( I really need to sit and reevaluate things. I really don't like living like this, and I think I am the only one who can stop it. So I guess the opposite of a balance life is a life in chaos. At least that what it feels like. I'm going to try and manifest balance again.
Labels: Balance, Soul Coaching
posted by Sue @ 10:13 AM
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2 Comments:
Balance is the hardest thing! I'm so sorry that it's chaos right now. What can you drop? Can your partner take care of meals for a couple of days, or can you go for an evening walk to breathe fresh air? I've been spending a bit more time outdoors lately and it is SHOCKING how much better I feel as a result. Maybe head to the beach or a park bench and take it in - even for 15 minutes?
Unsolicited advice is probably not why you blogged this - sorry! I can't seem to help myself.
Whatever you decide to do, I hope that you can catch your breath soon.
Actually, your advice is helpful - so thanks! :)
What can I drop? Right now, nothing. Okay, not entirely true. Tonight I was going to go to the crime prevention meeting at the West Seattle police station, and I've decided not to go to it so I can tend to other things. It's important, but they have them periodically.
In the past week, there was nothing else that could've gotten dropped. Too many responsibilities that fell to me, and could not be delegated (and not because I couldn't bring myself to delegate - but I can't delegate my personal responsibilities at my job, for instance).
After Thursday, things get lighter than they've been schedule-wise, and a week later will improve greatly. I have one volunteer commitment that is coming to an end at the end of June and I won't be involved in anymore, so that frees up 3 nights a month. That's a good thing. I'm taking on nothing new now and trying to get a handle on what I've got going already.
It'll all be okay in the end. Especially if I stop eating donuts. :)
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