My outlet for myself used to be a combination of singing in a choir and going to yoga. Over the last couple of years that's evolved. Yoga has come in and out of my life. Choir shifted out of being a great fit for me at the time (and I said I was going to learn piano, though that hasn't started yet). Other things have moved in like reading (just started my 8th book of 2018, woo woo!) and listening to podcasts.
One of my gifts is that I love my professional and volunteer work. I care for it so deeply and it brings me immense joy. I'm very lucky to have the opportunities that I do. I would never in a thousand years want to spend my working or volunteer time on something that I wasn't passionate about, but it also means it can be a little harder to create boundaries and make sure we're serving from a full cup.
And thus this dance of balance has been my journey. Finding balance for myself and then as I became a wife, realizing there's a shift when you need to have enough space for those other important pillars in your life too.
It's a constant learning journey. Just because I had great balance last week, doesn't mean it's translating over into the next week and maybe not even the one after. I feel like the muscle I'm building is being able to know when things are off and then course correcting. I'm also getting better at anticipating when these things might happen and either surrendering to a short period of wobbliness or building in as many little pockets of time for myself and my family in advance.
Being a Force for Good 