05
Mar
The Importance of Balance
Blogging itself is a good example of this point; I find myself accumulating ideas and forgetting them, then in a burst composing several and interacting with others’ in a short period of time before going quiet for months. This intensity of effort comes at the expense of so much else. Far better to find a routine of sorts into which all life’s myriad activities can fit in balance.
In a previous life I found the same tendency leading me to over-commit to the corporate life at the expense of family.
I find myself truly blessed in my “Bohemian” lifestyle in that I can rise and meditate, spend time on my writing, and during the course of the day intersperse my business endeavors with social, family, and Zen activities. There are still not enough hours in the day, but with a little effort I find that I can touch all of the bases - writing, zazen, professional work, housework, family, marriage, and social - every day. The one great gap is that I would like to be doing more for the community, but I am confident that as the kids grow up and I spend less time with them, this will open up and fill the gap.
Maintaining balance still requires effort, and I often find myself becoming skew and needing to correct, but it is an effort well worth making because it also brings humility and much needed perspective.
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