We hear it very often, seek out balance, balance is a goal, that we need more balance. Seems that this is both a bit of a fool’s errand, a play against our best capabilities and maybe even an obstacle to being the best version of ourselves. Does balance help us to work on improving ourselves? Does balance make us better members of our community or allow us to focus on family? Does balance make us really good at what we do at work? How about getting our personal best in a race? Seems that this list is long and that balance, well it might not really be how we accomplish what we want or really what we are best suited for. We do want to have a positive feeling about our lives and our journey and so we might euphemistically seek balance, but there has to be a redefined version of balance that allows us to be the best version of ourselves and whatever it takes to get there.

Loving life when I am not seeking balance

Joe