I have been struggling lately finding balance in my life. For short period of time, I was able to focus most of my time on my family, but I wasn't doing enough for myself and I was not happy. When I decided to focus more on myself and swim more often, I wasn't very happy with how much time I was spending away from my family. The past few months, work interrupted my swimming schedule and other life happenings required most of my focus; now my swimming has been much less than what I want it to be. I want to find a happy balance between all three. I know that compared to some of you that I am still young, but I worry that my life is slipping away and I am not enjoying it as much as I can.
I am curious as to how to find that magical balance and be happy with all three, or if I am looking for something that does not exist. Thanks.
I think EVERYONE pretty much struggles with this balancing act ... Just remember that its how you come out the other side and when you reach a goal it makes it that much sweeter!
I went to a meet recently where they were having trouble handing out the ribbons. It was some kind of administrative or data handling snafu that made it hard to find which swimmer went with which ribbon. Someone asked me, "Do you really want your ribbons?"
Immediately my mind went back to age group swimming, where there were trophies by the dozen, medals by the hundreds, and ribbons flew like confetti in the streets of New York on New Year's Eve. Did I want my ribbons? Did I care about a couple of 25 cent ribbons?
It's not the same anymore, is it? To win those ribbons I had hauled my sorry ass to the pool every day for a year, lost an unmentionable amount of weight, planned several months in advance to free up enough time to go to the meet, then hauled my sorry ass three hours down the road, stayed overnight in the Bedbug Discount Inn, paid $40 bucks to enter the meet, and swam whatever frakkin yards were in the event.
You bet I want my ribbons! It ain't about the ribbons. It's about what it took just to get to the meet and swim the event. But I want them just the same!
I think EVERYONE pretty much struggles with this balancing act ... Just remember that its how you come out the other side and when you reach a goal it makes it that much sweeter!
I went to a meet recently where they were having trouble handing out the ribbons. It was some kind of administrative or data handling snafu that made it hard to find which swimmer went with which ribbon. Someone asked me, "Do you really want your ribbons?"
Immediately my mind went back to age group swimming, where there were trophies by the dozen, medals by the hundreds, and ribbons flew like confetti in the streets of New York on New Year's Eve. Did I want my ribbons? Did I care about a couple of 25 cent ribbons?
It's not the same anymore, is it? To win those ribbons I had hauled my sorry ass to the pool every day for a year, lost an unmentionable amount of weight, planned several months in advance to free up enough time to go to the meet, then hauled my sorry ass three hours down the road, stayed overnight in the Bedbug Discount Inn, paid $40 bucks to enter the meet, and swam whatever frakkin yards were in the event.
You bet I want my ribbons! It ain't about the ribbons. It's about what it took just to get to the meet and swim the event. But I want them just the same!
