Every once in a while it’s so nice to just get away, to sit by myself, and get myself back to center. As I sit here by a fire, surrounded by snow and mountains, I can definitely clearly see some lessons I wish I could manage to bring back to my real life:
- Staying balanced happens by every single little decision that is made during every single day. No matter how much I talk about wanting balance, I have to implement it in my daily life.
- I need a mentor to help me navigate the new career world that I am in. I find myself lost and drowning in this new corporate environment. I need a person to help me with that.
- People are who they are, even when they aren’t who I expected them to be or who I wish they were.
- Gratitude is something I privately practice, but I would like to spend even more time in gratitude on a daily basis in a more public manner.
- A reminder that I need to constantly evaluate what’s important vs. what’s urgent with work
I have done a much better job with boundaries in recent years. I no longer work during the evenings or on the weekends. It’s been life changing to not have my work overflow into every crevace of my life.For so long, I didn’t have a choice with work, school, etc. Now, my free time is filled with friends, family, Pure Barre, reading, basketball, good food, music, book club, and lots of laughter.
Being around people whose entire life is work and responsibility makes me so very grateful for my boundaries. It also inspires me to continue to create a life that I will look back at without regret. I want to be present in my life, fully present. I want it to be amazing, spent with amazing people, doing amazing things.
Joyful Striving 