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Is Balance Really Bullshit?

blncIs the idea of striving for balance a bunch of bull?

In the book Success Built To Last: Creating A Life That Matters the authors asked Keith “Never-Eat-Alone” Ferrazzi what he thought about life balance and he pulled no punches when he answered, “Balance is bullshit!”

Huh? Haven’t the mystics all throughout time said things like, “Happiness is found in a life filled with balance.”

Not really.

Contentment. Inner peace. Following your bliss. This is what some of the greats have said leads to a happy and fulfilled life.

So when we find ourselves saying things like “I’m just trying to find some balance.” what’s really on our minds?

Well if you connect deeply with yourself and hit a comfortable place of honesty you’ll realize that when you’re desiring balance in your life you’re really saying, “I hate what I’m doing now and wish I had more time to do what I love.”

So balance is really just a deeper yearning going unfulfilled. A deep passion being suppressed. Where you’re letting yourself be swayed by outside forces, following invisible societal norms, and in turn these shackles that you have chained yourself to are slowly, painfully, sucking the joy out of your own very life.

Have you ever really felt balance in your life? Or have you been in alignment with your personal passions and working with purpose? Have you been balanced or were you really fully engaged in the moment? Was it really balance you felt or were you in the flow of eternities foreverness?

So how can we avoid the balance is bullshit game?

  • Be true to yourself.
  • Develop your passions.
  • Be an enlightened rebel.
  • Live from your heart.
  • Have the courage to say no.

Be inspirational!

Ian







9 Comments for Is Balance Really Bullshit?

Janice

Love it love it love it!
Balance IS bullshit. I always suspected this to be true–and not just because of my interesting adventures with bipolar disorder…! But that's a story for another day.
Thanks, Ian. You're a beautiful authentic rebel hero :)

Janice

Love it love it love it!
Balance IS bullshit. I always suspected this to be true–and not just because of my interesting adventures with bipolar disorder…! But that's a story for another day.
Thanks, Ian. You're a beautiful authentic rebel hero :)

teenatuner

Love it love it love it!
Balance IS bullshit. I always suspected this to be true–and not just because of my interesting adventures with bipolar disorder…! But that's a story for another day.
Thanks, Ian. You're a beautiful authentic rebel hero :)

ianpaulmarshall

Thanks so much Janice!

Yeah the more I meditated on this concept the more that I realized it to be just a fantasy concept that we've dreamed up for ourselves. IMO there is no balanced life. There is only life lived. Engagement would be something better to go for. Being fully engaged in your life and what your doing. Like a skier or motorcycle rider. Alive and living in the moment doing what they want to do.

Peace and many blessings.

Ian

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subhashverma

the article on balance is awesome and eternal truth
i have always beleived in this concept of balance and this further strenthend my faith in this and clarified it also

thanks for this lovely deep meaning simply textd message for daily life prctice

ianpaulmarshall

You're welcome Subhashverma. The more my life is filled with passion the more that concepts of balance and finding it fall to the wayside for me.

ianpaulmarshall

You're welcome Subhashverma. The more my life is filled with passion the more that concepts of balance and finding it fall to the wayside for me.




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