Balancing on that very fine line
So we took some time to find some peace - and that we did!
And with a bit of balance back in our lives, we are finding more of that peace around us. Not ‘peace’ in the sense that things are quiet and calm, but ‘peace’ in the sense that a person can deal with life’s ups and downs from a place of being more settled and feeling more at ease.
Finding balance is not an easy task. When we first took some time (about a month ago) to really focus on our family and some of the other issues in our lives, we thought that giving ‘time’ would be the way to bring some peace and balance. But as we spent the ‘time’ on the things we needed to, we realised that so much more than this was needed.
So we went about looking for what would really give us peace and balance - only to discover that instead of searching, we really just needed to be. We needed to put our minds and our hearts in the here and now, in everything we faced in our normal day. We needed to focus on being present.
And over the past few weeks we have also focussed on gratitude in a big way. We have always believed that being thankful and grateful can have an incredible impact on a person’s life, but to really concentrate on finding something to be grateful for in those moments of pure frustration and anger… if you can find something… now that can bring a real sense of balance (tricky, but definitely worth a try).
We’ve discovered that balancing on that fine line of ‘peace’ can be tricky, but if you can hold yourself up there even for just a moment… if you can just grab a glimpse once in a while… well, it’s worth it!
Elissa & Steve 
May 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Oh this is so true…sometimes you need to just ‘be’. Glad your break was a good one and glad you’re back!
May 17th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I am glad you are all feeling better. It is hard to be in the moment with all the pressures of life. We are always trying to find balance. A work in progress! I have missed you and the kids.
May 17th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I am glad you are feeling better.
Peace is a necessary thing to have…I am glad your break helped you find where you put it.
May 17th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I’ve also found that gratitude does go a long way in terms of finding balance. Like Angela, I’m glad you are back!! Here are some smiles for you: : ) and : D
May 17th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
So glad you’re back!
Thanks for the important reminders. We’ve been having a lot of those “moments of pure frustration and anger” lately.
May 18th, 2008 at 1:32 am
So glad you’ve found some peace.
May 18th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Peace is such a hard thing to hold onto. I think you are right gratitude is huge and eventhough things get hard there are always things to be thankful for. My friend once told me, “I’m not the Mom in Africa holding her baby with her breasts dry.” Wow, that was some perspective!
May 19th, 2008 at 1:19 am
Peace and balance. Would that we all could find such things. Welcome back.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Getting the balancing act right can be difficult at times.
But as you say it is worth it when you get it right.
x
May 21st, 2008 at 7:32 pm
So true! Sometimes we get so caught up in what is not important. Hope things are well with you.
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I LOVE your last line… those glimpses just make everything all worth it, don’t they? So glad your family is doing well, Elissa!
May 24th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
So true…..take it one day at a time, I always say! I was just blogging about this same this a few days ago….
May 28th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Hey lady! (and gent)
Glad to have you back and in a better place. Everyone is searching for peace. Thanks for posting this. I think gratitude “Count Your Blessings” is always humbling. I always try to remember a phrase that one of my mentors told me, who also has a son with autism, “It gets better, but it could be worse.” Blunt, but give me humility and hope.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:33 am
So glad to hear that things are well. Welcome back!