when questions are answered

"I burn a lot of omlettes. it's a regular occurrence - I'm drawing robots with my kid, I'm jotting down an idea I don't want to lose, I'm taking the call. and then the smoke alarms goes off. I "work" on holidays. last Monday I stayed in bed and read all day. I send birthday gifts three months early or three months late - but it's just the right gift. I can eat cereal every day for a week, wearing the same clothes, never leaving the house because I want to finish a book. I like last minute trips out of town and not answering email for days. the last time I was at a monastery, I tweeted about it.

this is not a balanced life. but it works. and the more I pursue my passions, the more uncomplicated my life gets, actually. there's not much in my life that I resent. and if resentment builds, I'm swift to get it off my plate. it's not the imbalance-ness that stresses me, it's doing meaningless things that aren't taking me where I want to go."

- Danielle LaPorte, the suck factor of life balance, + passion as a cure to stress

Comments

[Sarah-Ji]

Wow. Ouch. I couldn't get past the first several paragraphs because I think I need to be in another mindset to read this. Or maybe I'll read it anyway. Thanks for sharing!

[kosenrufu mama]

this post is wonderful, useful for me in this moment of y life, thank you for sharing!

[mika]

i think that is balance... i think if the inner feels balanced, then the rest falls into place...as unbalanced as it may appear to the outsider.