Yesterday I was sitting
on the back deck at Aqueduct Conference Center in Chapel Hill. If you have ever been there, you know how
beautiful and serene the view is from that spot. You see a large expanse of grass, an
abundance of trees in the distance and a plethora of bushes
with large purple flowers buzzing with bees right in front of me.
The reason I was
there was that I had been invited to deliver a seminar on Personal and Professional Life Balance to graduate
students from NC State. My talk
focused on the theme of Choice and
the role it plays in creating balance in our lives. Choice of what we do, how we do it, when and where we do it, who we
are when we are doing it and the type
of support we choose.
In preparation
for this presentation, the students were asked to complete a Signature
Strengths Quesionnaire (you can try it too, it’s free) that measures what matters most to each of us. Knowing what matters most is a critical component in making the
best choices. I completed it as well. One
of my top 5 was “appreciation of beauty and excellence”.
So yesterday, when finished for the day, instead of rushing off to my next appointment, I decided to spend a
few moments basking in the beauty on the back deck, I then chose to take
the longer but more beautiful route home on the backroads near Jordan Lake rather than the interstate.
Those choices -
taking those few moments of quiet and beauty were rejuvenating and truly
balanced my day!
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