How often do you hear people complain about not having time? How often do you say you can’t because of a lack of time, or prioritize based on time? This is balance. As humans, we are constantly searching for a sense of balance. I’m speaking in the hypothetical sense of the word, not the “I can’t stand on one foot for more than 8 seconds” sense.
We are always longing for balance. We schedule our lives based around the hope that it will result in balance. Sadly, we often fail to find it. We prioritize our work, often times leading to neglect elsewhere. We miss out on opportunities and memories trying to please those who indirectly feed us. We sacrifice things in hopes of a more stable and balanced future, we sacrifice the now for a better then. We struggle to say no to others, and our balance begins to shift.
Yet, we still find a way to seek it. It is an undying desire of the human race to find balance. We long for it. You often hear, “I just haven’t had the time lately.” YOU must find the time, as it will never find you. Time is way too busy to seek you out, its your responsibility to find it. We offset our work time with movies and video games, we long for the subtle crunch of leaves under our feet while hiking. We have to find ways to offset the “musts” in life with the “wants.”
The issue arises when we fail to do so. We become stagnant – we lack movement. Once we stall, once we come to a stop, we become unbalanced in all aspects. Our feet don’t reach the ground and our bike falls over. Our priorities change, our mindset struggles, our outlook declines. We must maintain this sense of balance to survive. A slight slip of the foot is never a bad thing; imbalance keeps us on our toes and aware. It is how we recover from this imbalance, and become aware to the things that caused it.
Finding balance is crucial, but don’t let the path to finding it supersede life itself. You can’t catch yourself if at first you don’t fall.
Deconstructed Echos 