The Art of Balancing Life
I am a husband. I am a father. I am a songwriter. I am an artist manager. I am the founder of Ambitions of a Writer. I am the Director of Creative Content for Spiritual Plug Entertainment. I am a member of the Global Editorial Team for Keep the Faith Magazine. Oh and I also work a 9 to 5 as a software analyst. It goes without saying that I need to take measures to ensure that I am balancing life.
Some of us understand that we cannot rely on one source of income. Especially when that source of income is coming from a 9 to 5. We have elaborate plans on how to break the mold and become one of the few to build a legacy that will last generations. In our quest to pray like it depends on God and work like it depends on us we need to ensure that our lives do not fall apart at the seams.
Keeping God First
Every door that has been opened for me is because of God. I have to bounce my actions and decisions off the scripture to ensure that I am in sync with the word. God loves me unconditionally which is the blueprint that I’m trying to follow when it comes to how I treat others. With this outlook in mind, I have learned to let the little things go. This allows me the freedom to not become a slave to stress.
The Loves of your life
It’s really easy to get lost in the hustle and forget to spend time with your spouse. I’ve been guilty of cheating on my wife with my laptop. My wife had to remind me to not forget about meeting her love language. We ended up agreeing on “no laptop” times in order to ensure that we continue to build on our marriage. You can have everything in the world and have nothing at the same time if your spouse isn’t happy.
The Little Ones
We are willing to fly to the moon for our children but often forget that during the long journey away from them that they still need us. This is also the case when we are there but aren’t present. One of the greatest blessings in life is the feeling of love from your child. We have to remember to take a break to enjoy the little ones.
Relaxing the Mind
You have to find ways to free your mind from stress. Doing things that I enjoy like writing song lyrics help relax me. Identifying ways to clear your mind is an integral part of how you balance life. Find what helps you relax your mind.
Nourishing the Body
Exercise. You have to find a way to remain active. For those who aren’t active in a gym whether its home based or at your local facility I have a solution for you. Cleaning. You can obtain a large number of steps from putting toys away and simply organizing your home.
When you intentionally take steps to balance your life and activities you are less likely to breakdown on the side of the road. As I’m sure you are very familiar with, it could be more costly to take care of a fix that may have been resolved with regular maintenance. Take care of yourself.
Milton Allen Jr says
So True. As an entrepreneur, business owner, sole proprietor building something you love and are dedicated to, it’s very easy to get lost. It is very easy for life to get out of balance. The Ultimate Balancer is our Faith. “If you are going to build in 2019, you better make sure you are walking by Faith”