Everything in Alignment

Balance is important.

The balance between work and leisure or between income and expense.

But life is made up of thousands of time decisions.

How do you ensure that everything is in alignment? 

To be clear, I don’t have answers here. I’m just working towards a better balance in my own life. 

One thing, for sure, is to have non-negotiables. The things that you’re committed to, that you refuse to abandon.

Protect them, and the time you devote to them.

Learn to say “No” to others who might pull you off course. 

Another thing I’ve found is to set aside large swaths of undedicated time.

Boredom time, thinking time, playing cards time, watching TV time.

Some say that this is the space where spontaneity will pop up, into this free time, but it’s ok if it doesn’t. 

The trick is making sure that your non-negotiables don’t start overtaking your free time. And vice-versa.