Striking A Balance In Life

The world is moving so fast that, at this point, a lot of people are so submerged with the thoughts of pursuing after what they want to do, but they tend to place less emphasis on what they need to do - that is to balance everything. Some people, for example, will work and work and will not balance it up with adequate rest, and when their bodies break down, all they have gained would be gone into treatment for their health. This is why you have to learn to balance up your life. If you work, you should also balance it up with other aspects of life.

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You will be so surprised that in this fast-moving world, a lot of people a get distanced away from the very essence of living - our humanity. Imagine someone living in a neighbourhood for months without knowing their neighbours because they leave the house early, come back late. Then even when they have time, they will be busy with their devices, on social media, etc, while they lack the physical human-to-human relationship. It is good to work, but you should not sacrifice your life and everything about you for it. You should understand that there is life even outside your work.

There is a reason why the level of depression in this era is on the increase even with all these available technological tools et al. The reason, among others, is that people now focus more on the technology itself while losing touch of people. So it is will suffice to say that the strength of this era is also its weakness. A lot of people are getting so engrossed in chasing after their desires and their hustles without taking out time to find a balance and to reflect on life itself and on what truly matters.

The truth is that a lot of what people are pursuing after are just temporary and will also be affected heavily by time and circumstances. For example, if you sacrifice your social life, your relationship of friends and family, your touch of reality, etc, for your work, when the work is gone, you will be so lonely. More so, imagine if you need help (may your health becomes challenged), you will realise that all what you have been pursuing after will not help you but the ones you have abandoned in the pursuit of temporary things would have been the people to have your back.

You will be surprised at how many people major on the minor things of life, while they minor on the major. It is worthy to note that every aspect of the human life (social life, physical health, metal health, etc) hold importance and you should have a balance between them. While you are seeking for other things of life, like work, also try to put priority on your own needs too, because they matter as much as others matter too. Now I ask you, when was the last time you went on a treat or a vacation just for yourself? Trust me, these seemingly little things of life hold much importance and should not be overlooked.

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Now one may ask how you can effectively balance up things in your life. First of all, you need to have a plan that will guide your actions, and this plan should put the minor details of life into consideration. Also, you have to learn to do things at their own time and then according to priority. Doing things outside their own time may become counterproductive in the long run. For example, working and then carrying the spillover of the work to your house and then working throughout the night. After a while of sleepless nights, it may begin to tell on your health and it may not be good. So learn to work with time and do things at the right time.

In addition to this, you should also learn when to say "yes" and when to say an outright "no." If you try to accept everything that is thrown at you, maybe in your bid to please everyone, you may end up doing more harm to yourself. So learn the art of saying "no" when it is necessary. It may be difficult to adapt to saying "no," but it is part of the tools that will enable you to balance yourself and your life.

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