The Search for Balance

Finally, our school system has reached its first true break. It is such a relief to have some time to rest and refresh. I look back on my BLOGGING history from the past few months, and I am disappointed in myself because I have not kept up with my goal of writing an entry at least every other week. I have not done a good job of maintaining BALANCE. I recall in my last position as assistant principal at Mosley High School, the talented reading coach for our school gave me a gift. It was a beautiful canvas painting that said, "SEARCH FOR BALANCE."

So here I am on my Fall Break wondering...where has my balance gone? Why do I feel so wonky? One of my fundamental lifestyle beliefs is to always try to balance my life between what Covey calls the  four dimensions of life: Spiritual, Social/Emotional, Physical, and mental. 

Since shifting gears in my career and taking over the leadership of a school I have been neglecting two quadrants: Social and Physical and apparently my own personal mental dimension. All of my mental energies have been committed to the learning that is required by moving to a new campus, learning a new curriculum, and learning the nuances of a new faculty.  I am hoping that this break is going to provide me with the time and energy required to RESET. I need to add back into my routine the exercise and nutrition that keeps me healthy. I also need to return to my personal goals of excellence outside of work. I want to be an excellent wife, an excellent mother, and an excellent student of life and the pursuit of happiness.

So I close this BLOG with a beautiful fall day before me. I hope to exercise today and to call a friend and talk just for the sake of talking. Wish me luck!