Today I am flustered by all of my responsibilities and struggling with the whole idea of a healthy balance of work and life. It seems like when one area excels the other suffers and vice versa. I have some friends going through rough times and separation with their partners while climbing the corporate ladder, and other friends going through life changes such as marriages and new relationships at the same time they are leaving the work force or switching jobs. Can happiness on both fronts coexist?
People say "put your heart into it" when you are trying to make something work. This saying is universal when referring to work and life. If you succeed at putting your heart into work, you are subsequently not putting your heart into your relationship? I don't know if this is true, but it raises a lot of questions to me.
I am heading out of town for work for five days. I am putting my heart into a successful program for a client. It isn't going to be easy, but I know that it will be meaningful for the client and myself. However, I am leaving behind the most wonderful man I have ever met. I can see it now...we will find it hard over those days to connect, through missed calls, opposite work schedules and the sheer exhaustion of having to talk on the phone for an extended period of time. Not fun. Who is winning in this scenario?
I have always been willing to bury myself in my career. Through all of my adult life, I have found confidence, stability and happiness in the work that I do. I was always willing to move jobs for myself, leaving friends, family and opening a new chapter. It was so easy, but not anymore.
Unfortunately I don't have answers this go-around, but I am searching for the balanced scale. I will let you know when I achieve it.
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