For years, I’ve been reading about work/life balance. I searched high and low for the answer to managing my crazy life. Here’s what I learned – it’s all bullshit.
When I think of balance, I think of a graceful yoga pose or a scale at rest after being evenly weighted. Those serene images make a crap analogy for life. Instead, I believe in the juggle. I believe in trying my hardest to keep all the balls in the air. Sometimes, I get in a groove and can have a conversation while I juggle with ease. Other days, it’s awkward and frantic and it takes everything I’ve got to keep it all from crashing down.
Striving for balance always made me feel inadequate – like there was something I should be able to do but couldn’t. I’m much more comfortable with the juggle. That I can do.
