Balance.

I think everyone runs in to times in life where "balance" just isn't there. Work, home, life, friendships, marriage, ect. can be hard to juggle.
For me, being an only child, this didn't come easy to me. Sharing life, dividing time, managing everything didn't come natural. As an adult Balance never came easy.
Today I still sometimes wonder... What does life want from me, where's the directions for handling life and satisfying the ppl in it? Is life overwhelming, of course, but it's the life Christ asks me to live... I forget that at times.
Balancing can be a challenge for anyone, no matter who you are.
Friendships are difficult, ppl are difficult. You're surrounded by negativity at times which can impact you, have you ignorant behind ignorance. For me, Learning to flip the negativity into a positive picture is key. Maybe God put this in my life as an example of who NOT TO BE, maybe this
person is a mirror image of myself and I need to see it to change it, maybe it's a test. See I claim to love Him... And I do... But my ability to ignore ignorance rather than react to it speaks way louder than my claim. Its much easier to judge another than it is to judge yourself, typically what we dislike in others isn't far from who we are/who we were/who we are close to being. Scary right. Love, I love hard.... The painful part, when that love isn't reciprocated. Decide who is worth it, make sure you love hard, with no regrets.
Work, well it's work. My career is very important to me but at times I put it wayyy to high on my priority list. Balance... My career should never e above watching my child grow or spending time with my husband when we need it. In the moment I wanna hustle, sometimes too much, losing sight of priorities, losing balance.
Aside from that... you have LIFE pulling you side to side front to back. Feelings and emotions play a part, reality TV shows that want you to believe that's "reality", beliefs, politics (ugh!), love, loss, and more.
I don't think there's a perfect method to balancing life, no formula or handbook... But I do think the common denominator is God. Seems like He is in the midst of everything you see above, never fading, never leaving, and always helping. We burn out, ask "what do you want from me!"? We lose sight, focus on the wrong things... We're in the moment, it happens to everyone, we lose balance. For me happiness lies somewhere in the middle of it all... Life, love, pain, loss, joy, success, failure... Happiness comes when we balance those things out and live with the choice we make. Be open to learning, balance life as much as possible, walk your path and let others walk theirs. Judgement is poison, stay away from it. Empathy, it makes or breaks relationships. If the strong survive we have something to offer the weak- offer it. Pride will kill success, everytime. Trust yourself, confidence is beautiful. Balance------- the center of life, the key to being humble, and the main ingredient in a content heart.
Yours truly,
Rachelle