This year I decided not to use the word resolutions, but rather to create a plan that might help bring more balance to my life in 2015. Balance being a state of being that you achieve when all aspects of yourself are in harmony.  We all have felt that way briefly, but I want it to be more than briefly.

I wanted to figure it out so the plan would be more likely to succeed. I believe that a balanced life means one has the time and energy for both work and play. You know, when you feel as though all is in sync.  Living a balanced life can help one experience happiness, and likely fulfill wishes for a more contented life.

Perhaps achieving balance requires us to assess what is important to us that we may or may not be in touch with. There are many demands in our lives that push us to choices that can keep us off balance and have a detrimental effect on our energies. Habits, relationships, health, career, you name it. To create what you need IS to figure out just how much time you are willing to devote to the different areas of your life.

I recently read something by Madisyn Taylor that sounded to me like a good plan,   but I changed it up just a little…

Imagine your life is a house made up of many rooms. Draw a house and give each part of your life its own room, the space and size of each one determined by its importance in your life NOW.

You may discover that certain elements of your life take up an inordinate amount of time and exhaust your energy, leaving you with few resources to nurture the rest of your life. You may want to spend less time on those and more on the ones that fulfill you.

Now, draw the house again. You can include work, family, play, solitude, indulgences, meditation, reading, service, exercise, or working on yourself in healthy ways. Create each room with the idea of a balanced existence in mind. Put your house somewhere you can see it daily, as I did. Make changes when you need to, and let it be a balanced map for you to attain happiness, health, and fulfillment.

See you at your new house.

I wish you a happy and balanced 2015.