Finding and keeping balance in my life is probably the biggest thing I struggle with. I had a counseling session last week and though it was just an initial interview sort of thing, the therapist said something that I found to be incredibly relevant.
He said that balance in life works the same way that a table's does. The legs of a table provide stability, the same way that in life you have the things that keep you stable and offer you security. He was asking me what mine were, and I told him what I thought a couple of them would be, but two of them were missing. Which would explain my problem with balance. When you don't have the other legs to lean on, you put all of your weight on the legs you do have, but soon, all of that pressure will cause them to break. In other words, don't put all your eggs in one basket, so to speak.
Love and life are so often lopsided. But I do keep trying to remind myself that there is more to me than one person, one relationship, or one attribute of my life. I've let the fact that I'm not acting right now make me feel worthless, and I just need to buck up and get over that. We're all three dimensional people and we have many things to offer.
So here's this, for anyone who can relate.
-C
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