7.23.25 - what is balance?

Hi ,

People have asked me how do I balance it all?

The truth is I have no idea. 

As women, we wear many hats. We take care of the house, we cook (or figure out dinner plans), we tend to the kids and make sure they get to bed by bedtime, we keep the house up, we work (inside or outside the house), we make all the appointments, etc. 

This leads to burn out, feeling exhausted and even illness.

When I started this business I would stay up all hours of the night. I would work non stop and still try to keep up with all my other responsibilities. It left me on Empty a lot.

A long while ago (I honestly can't remember the date), my husband sat me down and we had a long talk. It wasn't the first talk about this, but it was the one that hit me. 

He explained to me that he was feeling neglected by my late hours ( i was going to bed between 1-3am every night). 

That really hurt me. I never want anyone I love to feel neglected. 

I changed my routine to wake up earlier, go to bed earlier, eat healthier, get physical exercise, read the bible more, and I revised policies for my business that helped make things way less stressful. I have started parenting differently. I have stopped doing things to keep me busy and do more things that are actually productive. I stopped focusing on things I can't control and started focusing on the things I could really change.

I did all this and I still struggle to find the perfect balance because Honestly it doesn't exist for me. Nothing is perfect in life and I stopped trying to make it perfect. I do the best I can with what I have and what I know. And I pray about a lot of random things that may seem small to some but I need help. Lots of Help.

There is no one size fits all for balance.  You have to figure out what works best for you. Where should you be spending more time? Less time? What do you need to do to better your life, your health (spiritual, mental, physical etc) and start working on those things one by one. You will learn that this is a process. You aren't going to wake up tomorrow and have it all figured out.

My goal isn't balance. It's peace and joy. I want to have peace and I want to have joy. Both of those things come from God. 

I want to encourage you to seek God for how to manage all the tasks in your day. The answer probably isn't finding balance, but finding grace that carries you through the day. 

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Daniellenaturallycreated4you.com

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