I have been thinking a
lot about balance lately. I think it is one of my "themes."
I think about how it's
been the great gift of my early twenties, discovering this balance that I
never really achieved in college, despite the catchy phrase in the admissions
booklet -- "It's All in the Balance."
But I've also been
thinking about how sometimes you have to get a little imbalanced in
the pursuit of bigger goals, like spending the night in bed with a huge deck of
flashcards.
Such a great reminder
that we can't do all the things all the time. As I commented, I love that
Fitbit shows you your weekly stats. Even though I don't hit 10,000 every day,
I've always made it to 70,000 by the end of the week. I love the reminder that
balance is more achievable over the course of a week, or a month, or a
lifetime, than every single day.
It makes me think that
our goal shouldn't be to fit in working and gardening and exercising and
cooking and happy hour every single day. Sometimes making progress on studying
for the GRE means that you log barely 3,000 steps on the Fitbit.
And working towards one big thing (like scrambling to find a new
apartment) can mean letting go of some of the little stuff (like cooking
at home every night). It's okay to throw yourself into something for a while
when you have to and then come up for air when you can.
Because, yep, it all
balances out in the end.
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