How shoulds affect how we see things
My search for the last year has been around finding balance, and it is the topic for the next retreat I am leading. And my experiences over the last year have been full of not only searching for balance, but also in trying to define what balance would look like.
And here's what I wonder: is balance the choice to actively juggle every ball that is thrown my way and keep everything moving?
Or is balance really about defining boundaries, making choices about what is best for myself and my family, learning to say "no" to things that don't work (or no longer work), and finding an equilibrium between the shoulds and the want tos?
