Life is all about finding balance. Too much of anything, even some of the most healthiest things on Earth, can be destructive and detrimental. Even a life of moderation requires moderation. It’s okay to indulge time to time, but most of the time life should be balanced and equalized.
Balance is key to literally everything in life.
Finding Balance in Your Own World
Balance looks different for everyone. For some it may mean one cheat day per week, while others one cheat day per month or every other month. However, there will never be a blueprint to finding balance in life. Only you know what balance looks like and doesn’t look like in your life. Nobody can live it for you or make decisions for you all the time.
The world around us is often tempting to break free from any sort of balance or moderation. From food to social media to drugs and alcohol, we are constantly being fed information and ads that will tempt us to indulge and gorge ourselves of things we know should be kept in moderation.
Everyone’s world looks different. Balance is a general term that can’t be applied the same to every person or scenario.
Balance Compared to Moderation
Although balance and moderation are similar, they have noticeable differences that set them apart.
Balance has boundaries while moderation is open ended. Moderation means eliminating extremes and balance means finding the middle way or equilibrium. Just because something is used in moderation doesn’t necessarily mean it is balanced and vice versa.
Balance and moderation complement each other often, but aren’t mutually exclusive. One may have a balanced diet of healthy foods, but can still be struggling with moderation. Something consumed in moderation doesn’t automatically lead to balance.
Working on Finding Balance
Finding balance in life is never an easy feat. Even when people think they are “successful” and have “made it,” there is still tons of room for improvement. Anyone can think they live a balanced life, but few actually do the work and exert the energy required to do so.
A balanced life requires constant time and attention. Anyone who is looking to improve their life in some way or another should first look to build a balanced life. Your body is a temple and should be taken care of like on. Although balance goes far beyond the physical body, it has to start somewhere. Starting with the physical leads to improvement in other areas as well.
Life will never be balanced forever as perfection in anything is impossible all the time.
