Life is a struggle if you can't juggle...

Before this week is over I will have driven almost 1,000 miles somewhere between 3 different states; all the while trying to maintain what sanity I have left. With the help of my pocket (purse really) calendar; I juggle rather well. I am flourishing. Finally!

I have always wanted more, both personally and professionally. I am never satisfied with settling; by the way - I think that concept should apply to everyone. I have had my fair share of failures probably due to the difficulty involved in my daily balancing act; I burn the candle at both ends, I fight to keep my head above water from time to time, I do more with less.

While I say in jest that I can juggle; I cannot in the literal sense. I can however keep up with eight to ten commitments at a time (and even remember my name by the end of most days). I know the consequences of doing this long term: stress, fatigue, burn-out; the list goes on. I prioritize. I love the analogy Brian G. Dyson made as he spoke at Georgia Tech’s commencement in the early 1990’s. It is all about knowing which balls you can drop; you soon see which balls are rubber for they bounce back when you are forced to drop them but also knowing which balls are glass; you drop these and they are forever changed -maybe scratched, maybe shattered - but nonetheless, never the same.

I will never apologize for wanting more; I am not selfish, greedy or materialistic. Every ball in my act serves a purpose, I handle the glass balls with care, I let loose of the rubber balls from time to time, and some balls I don’t miss at all.


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