I really wanted to share my Corona virus journey with everyone. In today’s environment I find myself working on things that inspire me to live through adversity. What does that look like? Well, for me that allows me to look at what is in my life and what I can work on. Living in the middle of a pandemic, helped me see what it was that I was needing in my life. That was balance. Right now I have been granted an opportunity to achieve balance. Balance in my every day life. I feel like a balanced life comes different for everyone. Some people thrive in the midst of chaos. Others need rigid structures. And some need a little of it all. I fall into the category of a little of it all. My current surroundings helped me see what it was in my life I was currently doing. I saw my day filled with tasks. I was literally staring at a daily to do list of massive proportions. I thought in order to achieve happiness I needed to really work for it. Then I started to see that I needed to scrutinize this list a little further. I asked myself, which of these tasks is essential. So I took that list and I narrowed it down. I found the things that were absolutely essential. The mind, the body and the spirit. That gave me the opportunity to see that in order to create an overall balance of my life I needed to start creating balance in my mind, body and spirit. I started by creating a balanced space for my body. What does creating balance in the body actually mean? Am I eating right? Am I getting enough sleep? What stress can I alleviate? Am I responding positively to those around me? Once I answered those questions and adjusted my diet and exercise, It was then I could see that my body was balanced. That took less effort than I thought. Up next the mind. I thought this would be easy. But, the truth is that through growth you have to see with extremely open eyes. From previous experience I realized that I really was not having a good mindset. I was seeing through the eyes of fear, quite often. When I really wanted to be seeing situations for what they are but with the eyes of love. Because I was able to alleviate my task list and reduce the list to just the essentials I could see that I was able to take daily shopping trips , driving people different places, travel to and from work, and many other things off my list it meant I now have the time to see who I really am through the eyes of love. That meant being more mindful about my responses to others. Knowing to listen more. Also knowing that I have a difficult time listening in the moment. Like on podcast I am constantly listening to the words Sharon is saying and then I turn around and attempt to multitask so that I can think about what I am going to say in response to something I was only half listening to. So once I realized all of my deep dark sides, I could see that my mind was in balance. Because I was able to remove the thoughts that were essential. I looked at my responses through the eyes of love. Which led me to realize that our current circumstances that I actually could have a balanced mindset. I realized that Love and fear can work together as long as fear outweighs love. Alright, so at this point my body and my mind are in check. But, my spirit was still a little unbalanced. Knowing alone that I could see that, helped me see that I had lost my ability to focus and my ability to have joy. So I dropped my mind and body down to the essentials. This method of removing essentials wasn’t really how to create balance with the spirit. Dropping down my task list I was granted the time to enjoy myself. Which I hadn’t done in awhile. It allowed me to create art, to commune with the spirits, to tap into the earth and become grounded. It let me just breathe. And it was in that moment I realized that for me, a balanced life is living in the moment. And living in the moment feels really amazing. It means that I can let go of the the things that I have held onto from my past. It means I don’t have to fear what is going to happen in the future. It only means that I am here, present in this moment. Writing these words to you. What helps you create balance.

May you find happiness in your heart, love for yourself and joy in each other. Blessings to all.

Wendy