“To acquire balance means to achieve that happy medium between the minimum and the maximum that
represents your optimum. The minimum
is the least you can get by with. The maximum
is the most you’re capable of. The optimum is the amount or degree
of anything that is most favorable toward the ends you
desire.” ~Nido Qubein
I see life balance
as a table with 10 legs. All legs must be
balanced, or else your table is
going to be shaky. Nobody wants to sit at a table that’s going to shake
on them, and likewise no one
wants to be the sole-proprietor of a shaky
life.
On the other hand, it’s practically impossible to be balanced in all
aspects of your life. It certainly
isn’t human nature to find our personal equilibrium at a place where everything is balanced. I think balance
is an ideal, and a fun life challenge to strive for.
If your life is
severely off balance then aspects of your life that are low will impede the growth and success of those areas that are
high. For example, it’s hard to have good relationships with friends and family when you have temperament and emotional control
problems.
10 Essential Components of life Balance
1.
Health & Fitness
2.
Mental development & Education
3.
Work, Career, & Finances
4.
Social life & Relationships
5.
Home & Family
6.
Character, Integrity, Ethics
& Virtues
7.
Emotion control & development
1.
Daily habits & routines
2.
Life purpose & contribution
3.
Spiritual development
These 10 components are all interwoven within your life.
None of them are independent of each other. The closer all of these components are to each
other, meaning the more balance you
have, the more they’ll act as support for each other in your personal growth.
The Imbalanced Life
Let’s be practical and realistic. Who do you know whose whole life is a perfect balance?
I can think of no human being, nor any fictional character who has
achieved this ideal. This doesn’t
stop me from believing the optimal balance is something we should strive for.
In my own life I
think I’m doing fairly well with life balance. However, at the current moment the finance leg of my table is
doing sub-par to the rest of my areas. Instead of letting this bring the other areas of my life down I’m figuring
out ways to deal with the situation
in a positive way and I would even go so far as to say that it is a challenge
that I look forward to.
I don’t want to
waste money on eating out. I remedy this by buying healthy food and cooking
it myself or with
Marina. Not only am I spending less per meal then I would at a restaurant but I have leftovers for up
to 3 days. I’m also not in a position where I can purchase too much entertainment, so I’ve made exercise as my
number one source of fun (next to
writing articles for you guys!).
My diet consists of eating well, creating daily
habits, exercising, and fasting. All of these
components serve to increase the self-discipline portion
of my character. This reflects
at work, at my internship, and at the amount of articles I have been putting out lately.
I believe
that because the legs are pretty well-balanced that instead of my finances bringing
everything down, the rest of the components act together to maintain balance.
Am I really broke if
I still live below my means
and take great pleasure in my life?
What does life balance mean to you?
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