~ BALANCE ~
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"I've learned that you can't have everything ...
and do everything ...at the same time."
Oprah Winfrey
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Learning about balance has been a
struggle throughout my life; both as an
addict and as a mother, friend, lover,
sister... and woman. I'm not sure if it
is my addiction that causes me to be
over-zealous when it comes to giving too
much to too many, or if my desire for
love has manifested my addiction out of
a need to feel full and satisfied. For
me, finding that spot where a
relationship is comfortable and not
one-sided, where work is just 'work' and
not all that nourishes my life... where
school is an enhancement and not a
crutch for hiding and isolating, is a
hard place to for me to find. I see
patterns within my life where I
consistently struggle for harmony and
balance. Why isn't one of anything
enough? No matter what it is that is in
my life; relationships, work, eating,
shopping, I have to work at managing
balance so that things flow at the right
pace, otherwise, my entire life is off
kilter.
But today, I don't need to struggle. I
don't need to overdo my relationships or
my work. I can do just one thing and
know that the rest will be there
tomorrow. Today I have the gifts that
have been given to me to manage my life.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I pray that God will help me to manage and balance my life so that I can do a good job with all things, especially living.