Betsy Guerra argues that work-life balance isn't about equal time but about being fully present in whatever you're doing. She uses Dan Thurman's tightrope-acrobat story to show how staying balanced means constantly shifting your weight on purpose.
Today I'm going to invite you to consider a shift in perspective on work, life, balance. When we think about balance, we think about allocating equal amounts of time and effort to the things that are important in our lives. Social activities, family, work, spirituality, daily rituals or routines that you have, hobbies. All those things are important to you. So then what percentage do you allocate.
To each so that you're balanced? That's not how it works. Balance is more about a constant movement.
Where we go from focusing on this area of my life to this one.
And every time we shift to one of those, we get to be present and intentional in that area. So, for example, when I choose to.
Spend eight hours of my day at work, I am off balance. When I'm at work, I'm not fully balanced. I'm not dedicating the same amount of time, effort, attention to everything that matters to me.
I am focusing on work. When I am with my children, I choose to focus on my children, to be present, to give them quality time.
And then maybe the time I spend with them is just 30 minutes at night because there were so many activities.
But 30 minutes of quality.
So balance is not about dividing our time equally. It's about having that harmony, that experience.
Of constant movement with intention.
I have a dear friend whose name is Dan Thurman, and he talks about being off balance on purpose. When we are at work, we're off balance. When we're with our family, we're off balance.
But it's intentional, it's purposeful.
And he also says that when you. He used to be an acrobat, so when he was in the tightrope, he was balancing. And you think that balance means that he is in the middle. But balancing looked like going left and right and left and right and left and right.
And that constant movement was what created the harmony of being able to stand in that tightrope.
So think of balance as a constant movement where you get to prioritize what.
You want to focus on every single moment. And you get to remember that ultimately it's not about the time you allocate. It's about the quality and the presence.
That you experience in those moments so.
That you may create holy moments with your loved ones and the things that you love to do.
If you are feeling out of balance.
And would like some support and accountability.
In creating that harmony in your life, we're happy to support you.
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