Balance is key!

The single most important thing in life and most difficult to accomplish is balance.  You can strive for balance your entire lifetime and never achieve it. I think that balance is something that everyone should strive for everyday of their lives.  What do I mean by balance?  Balance is what brings you peace in your life, heart, mind, body and soul.  You start with the smaller things like your calendar of events and then move on to bigger things like your marriage and job.  Such as, working hard to achieve a goal or to make a good living, but having the time to enjoy the fruits of your labor, balance!  Not one thing should be given all your attention.  I think mother's have an especially difficult time with balance.  It is sooooo easy to love your child unconditionally and to give them all your attention.  It comes naturally for most mothers to do this.  It is not natural for a mother to give herself attention or a job, or even their husband or boyfriend at times.  It takes work to create a balance between motherhood, a job, and your other loved ones.  But when the balance is created even for one minute, it is easy to see how much nicer life is.  Balance is work and even if you never achieve it, you should try everyday.