Balance

When people ask me what I do, and I tell them I teach a course called Designing a Balanced Life, longing invariably smears across their faces. “I need that,” is often the response. But then, when asked to conjure an image of balance, they think of a scale or a stack of rocks. I don’t believe we are seeking a static state of equilibrium these images represent, or eternal peace, or even a life without conflict.

Then, what is it we seek when we yearn for balance? Or maybe a better question is this:

If it’s true, in an ever changing world we will never achieve balance, why even try?

A Fast Way to the Heart

If this isn’t turning out to be a great day, then it’s time to get to the heart of what the hell you are doing. I’m not writing about a day where everything goes your way and nothing rotten happens because even if something rotten happens, it can still be a great day. In fact,

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To Hell with Our Emotions: Five Dangerous Traps

Of all our feelings, some are particularly dark and addictive, and therefore dangerous. Left to fester, they douse the fire we need to make a vibrant, creative, loving, healthy life. Put another way, stubborn and static feelings lead to the Hell of Frozen Emotion. I know it well, and I’ve found one way out. The

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Triggering: One Way to Beat Back Laziness, Distraction, and Doubt.

You told yourself (again) that you were going to get to the gym this morning, or meditate, or maybe clean up your office, yet there you sit reading email and this article. Don’t blame it on laziness, distractions, or doubt. You just went into autopilot and did what you always do instead of making a

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You Will Never Achieve Balance, So Why Try?

Ever feel out of Balance? In a culture with too many choices, too many demands, and too much to possibly do, it’s a very common experience. Balance is something many people say they want, I think mostly because feeling out of Balance is so uncomfortable. Roller coasters are okay, for some people, sometimes, but only when we

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