Finding Balance

You began to realize things aren't quite right though your daily motions and weekly actions. We find yourself all over the place and juggling. We wish we had a moment to organize everything. This feeling connects to feeling unbalanced. What does unstable means? Webster dictionary defines it as a: not in equilibrium, b: mentally disordered: affected with mental illness, c: not adjusted to make credits equal to debits. So assuming we agree with Webster is correct, unbalanced feel or looks completely different from person to person.

We may have weeks of events and task flow like water and other times were oversleeping or running behind on homework to the point of anxiety and depression.

So finding balance starts with recognition and a deep breath. I want you to practice this quick moment by first saying I am HUMAN and take a deep breath.

Good job!

Now, you're probably thinking, duh, I'm not from the moon. But, it reminds us to ground ourselves that at this moment, yes, things may feel unbalanced. Still, physically we are balanced and supported by gravity on earth. We are legit, being hold like a child in a loved one's arms. It brings some comfort to the mind that we naturally provide balance in this world. We can discover it by breathing, patience with yourself, and self-kindness.

Seeking balance in everyday life includes meeting your needs to be a fulfilled person in daily tasks. For example, eating a proper meal ensures you have the energy to go to class or work. By eating a decent meal, you're providing yourself the power to be more effective at your task at school/work. After completing your assignment, take a break to reward yourself. Go for a walk or sit alone to breathe and reconnect back to your feeling of the present. At that moment, you're balancing yourself and emotions to take on the next task. The goal is to take one moment at a time.

Imagine you're at all you can eat buffet. You take your tray; you around, filling your tray with all sorts of foods. You get back and someone, "so what did you get?" You finally look down, and you realize you have so much on your plate you don't know where to start. I create this scenario during a therapy session in undergrad to try to explain how I was feeling at the moment. I still find myself overloading my tray with 15 plates. And yet, it's a helpful reminder to look at my plated task, event, and promises as food. "Will I eat all of this"? As I think to myself, no....so why is it on my plate. So give yourself a clean tray and only select what you can handle, don't worry, the buffet will not run out of things to do (LIFE).

I hope you enjoy reading this blog post on finding balance. Feel free to use this scenario with your task or path to finding balance.