I went in search of a word for 2024, expecting it to be something along the lines of “brave”, “success”, “strive”, and so forth. You get the idea, it was all about the new challenges and moving further up and achieving more of my goals.
I used a random generator and the first word did not resonate at all. It was something along the lines of “thrive”. I am already thriving, I know my posts do not evoke this, but I am thriving. I am well aware that my feelings of discontent and unhappiness are of my own making. I am the only one who can change my outlook.
Simply generating the next word in the list was easy, a mere 2 clicks and there it was. I nearly generated a third, but something stopped me. Is this not what I have been striving for? The word is BALANCE
Often we see balance as simply two scales and they need to, well, balance. The header image is more of what I see. I am balancing more than just work and life. It’s work, life, craft, family, friendships, finance, home, pets, pain, tears, laughter, and so forth. I am balancing all of these different parts that require attention at different times and trying to ensure nothing else falls down.
Sometimes in all that finessing and ensuring everything stays just so, I forget myself. I forget who I am and what makes me happy. It becomes easy to concentrate on everyone else’s balancing act, and to shore them up, only to be lefy wandering why my myriad of scales are falling apart.
So this year is about balance. What works for me first and then for everyone else. That may hurt some people, but for me it has to happen. I need to prioritise myself if I want to ensure good mental health. If I want to achieve the goals I have in mind, balance is the key.
Here is 2024 and good balance.
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