I was reading an article by Myrna Raffkind in our local paper. She was saying that what is of great importance to us at one stage of our lives changes as we reach another stage. Each age has its definition of what's "big stuff" and "small stuff", but that at every age we need to look at what's going on framed by how relevant it is to the grand scheme of our lives.
I think that is the theme of the last couple of years of my life. I have been looking at what seemed so important (my work) that it took precedence over other things and realizing that wasn't what I wanted to define me. I was good at my job, but I had let it start running my life instead of it being just a part of my life. I think this can happen with any number of things in our lives: kids, sports, school events, even church or caring for parents or relatives; none of these are bad things, they can just become so overwhelming that they become the main focus of your life instead of being a part of a balanced life.
It's taken me almost two years to reach this point in time and I'm still not there yet. I still sweat the small stuff too often when I need to step back and say "This really doesn't matter in the long run!". Balance has still not been achieved! But I'm working on it........
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