Emerging Balance

It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined. ~Henry James

I am Allison and welcome to my blog. My reason for creating a blog is to share my ideas and interests with other people, especially other women. I called it Emerging Balance because I believe everyone is seeking a balance in their life just as I am. My spirit is still emerging just like a butterfly leaving its cocoon.

As we mature we try to balance the various aspects of our lives - jobs, family, leisure time. This can be difficult when one or more of these areas are very demanding. At the beginning of my adult life, my education and career were very important. After I had a family, they became my focus. Now that they are older, I can focus more attention to my career again. I am also trying to do more things for myself now. I am trying new things, taking classes and including more physical activity in my life.

I feel I am rediscovering myself as I now have more time to do things for myself. I am trying things that I enjoyed as a teenager (writing poetry, journaling) as well as new things (drawing, website design). I am more in touch with my feelings as I have more time to think about them. Of course the other demands are still there but I am taking time for myself now. If I do this I will have more to give my family and be more centered at work. Of course I sometimes go off balance and then I feel badly, but that is what life is about - maintaining a balance.

I have my own articles as well as information on many different topics such as health and nutrition, family life and raising children, and self-fulfillment and creativity.