tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post5208474019211867940..comments2024-01-07T00:44:10.737-08:00Comments on Lisa Snellings: Day 233Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17033378825749946868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-57707438032984690432011-08-07T23:30:58.663-07:002011-08-07T23:30:58.663-07:00Shonna: love and hugs right back to you, always.Shonna: love and hugs right back to you, always.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410230007560550179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-2807275703437933332011-08-07T23:13:29.887-07:002011-08-07T23:13:29.887-07:00It is all about the journey isn't it. And achi...It is all about the journey isn't it. And achieving balance is hard, we are fleeting frail beings, who sometime ask too much of ourselves or lose our way as we get distracted or overwhelmed by the enormity of the expectation and memory. Your post today is timely -life is for living, and being present in the moment. The wolves are scared of that... love and hugs shonna.Shonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682375259803431061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-17388957942710417442011-08-07T17:29:47.470-07:002011-08-07T17:29:47.470-07:00MelissaP: I think you're right about balance,...MelissaP: I think you're right about balance, strength and practice. It's one thing to understand what it is (an accomplishment in its own right) but quite another to put it into practice. I work hard at it too. Thank you.<br /><br />ulffriend: When I work too much it's often because I'm anxious about the economy or I have some immediate need to raise money. Those bills never stop and I'm responsible. I've also worked too much because I believed the next plateau was right around the corner and if I could just climb to 'there' I could relax and play. Mostly over the years, it didn't work that way. There's always an unexpected bump.<br />It's good that you're looking for a solution together. Wishing you both good luck with this.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410230007560550179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-21022681338562539172011-08-07T16:57:19.144-07:002011-08-07T16:57:19.144-07:00I had a very similar conversation with my husband ...I had a very similar conversation with my husband today. We went to look at furniture, which we need (we're in our 40s, enough already with the college-conglomeration of bedroom furniture!). We spent more time looking than we had "budgeted", resulting in him being "late" to the office. He was upset about how far "behind" that would put him. <br /><br />Supposedly he works 8-5 Monday through Friday, but I can't remember the last time he didn't go in on a weekend.<br /><br />I told him that I thought that our lives were out of balance if he felt that spending time with his family on a weekend was stealing time from his job. He thought a few minutes and agreed...but neither of us know exactly how to fix it.<br /><br />The idea of living in the now is one that I've struggled with for a long time. It's a hard lesson to teach myself, let alone someone else.<br /><br />But I hope he can learn. I hope with both can.<br /><br />Thank you for this timely entry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-67663031919814123212011-08-07T16:40:21.817-07:002011-08-07T16:40:21.817-07:00This was the perfect message for me today. Balance...This was the perfect message for me today. Balance requires strength and practice. I often forget to work at it. Instead I expect it to happen on its own like some sort of reward for my toiling. <br /><br />The follies of humanity provide an inexhaustible supply of material for poppets. Have a great time away from work playing with Orion.Melissa Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737872001702010167noreply@blogger.com