Life is very much a balancing act, and we are always just a step away from a fall. We are constantly trying to move forward with our purpose, to achieve our goals, all while trying to keep all of the elements of our life in balance.
If there are aspect of our life that are taking too much energy, we need to realign ourselves and figure out where the imbalance is and why it’s there. Way to often we avoid the “hard” stuff because we think it will sort it’s self out on it’s own. The truth of the matter is, when you are aligned or we are walking around with emotional baggage it’s going to show up in our life over and over again until we deal with it and create the balance needed.
It’s important to understand that others cannot do this for us. No one can think, breathe, feel, see, experience, or love for us. It’s up to us to balance all the different aspects of our lives. We just have to decide to do it.
How do we do this? You ask!
Stop and assess how you’re doing. Look at all the different aspects of your life that you are constantly juggling, constantly trying to keep in balance like marriage, family, money, health, work/biz, social circles, spiritual development, personal growth and so on.
Most of the time we are tipped to one side and unbalanced in one direction. Here’s some tips on how to balance it out 🙂
1. Assess your life as it is now.
Looking at ourselves as we really are is the first step in restructuring our lives. Do you feel physically exhausted, mentally stagnant or find yourself without close relationships? Would you call yourself a workaholic? Do you feel a lack of spiritual alignment? If you answer yes to any of these questions, your life is probably out of balance.
2. Make a conscious decision to become balanced.
Realizing you are not balanced and making the decision to change is the second step to becoming more aligned. Achieving balance allows us to reach our goals and our purpose in life and you will have less stress.
3. Make that decision and remind yourself daily.
We all get busy and seem to forget, so reminding ourselves of our decisions on a daily, minute-to-minute basis allows us to ease into change, instead of expecting things to change overnight. The constant reminder will help it to be top of mind so we are always conscious of it. Write it on your mirror, put sticky paper up around the house, in the car and at work. You can also out reminders on your phone!
4. Set goals in every area of your life.
Set realistic goals in all areas of your life to assist yourself in remembering that your ultimate goal is balance. Your goals should cover:
• Your relationships
• Your physical being
• Your spiritual alignment
• Your personal development
• Your job
• Your finances
5. Be willing to take the risk.
Being willing to assess yourself and take the risk to change will not only enhance your life, but you will have more energy and a greater awareness of what life is all about. Acknowledging that balance is essential and realigning your life is worth all the risk.
6. Make time to check in with yourself on a daily basis.
None of us can really know how well we are doing with change in our lives unless we are willing to reassess our position. Don’t feel that your decisions are made in concrete; if something feels like it isn’t working, be willing to look at it differently and make the appropriate adjustments. Make time for yourself every day, in a quiet meditative state, to relax and “check yourself out.”
If you would like more guidance on working through these areas of your life so you can become more balanced, please don’t hesitate to reach out at any time!
KT