In the past few days and weeks, I’ve been struggling to maintain balance between body, mind, and soul. For the longest time, I thought that during high-stress career periods, my body routine (workout) would be the first casualty. But actually, it’s my mind that suffers first. It gets overtaken by a compulsion to think and plan. Even when I take time for my physical health, my thoughts bounce around at a high frequency like a monkey on speed (no actual experience here🙉). Although I have tools to counter this, I don’t allow myself to use them to calm my mind, which means my body and soul don’t get the attention they need.
Part of me is addicted to that monkey on speed.
Addicted to the hustle. And that part shouts louder than the one that knows better— the part that knows I would be healthier and reach my goals faster overall if I maintained balance. We talked a bit about meditation in this group recently, which got me thinking.
How are you all doing? Do you feel balanced?