Quotes About Balance

The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.

If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.

Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.

The true rule, in determining to embrace, or reject any thing, is not whether it have any evil in it; but whether it have more of evil, than of good. There are few things wholly evil, or wholly good. Almost every thing, especially of governmental policy, is an inseparable compound of the two; so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.

Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.

If there is a hero, it is choreography.

Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.

I think I'm going to spend some time learning how to be a first-time mom, and then I'll go back to work.

that I realized while he can be judgmental, his words sometimes harsh, he is also kind and generous and fair.

Only when we pay equal attention to all aspects of a child, when we value his hands and heart equally with his head, will he achieve symettry. Then watch him fly.

It seems to me that life is about figuring out which things should be discarded and which things should be kept and put in their rightful place.

Do what you naturally gravitate toward based on your mood, and not only will exercise not suck anymore, it will become a valuable part of your D-I-A life.

You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day, unless you're too busy. Then you should sit for an hour.

Do not feel guilty for needing a break. Even if we want to do it all, we humans aren't made for non-stop work. If stress, exhaustion, or overwhelm are tempting you to round-file your Plan for good, rest until you're ready again and then get back to

We succumb to this time-sucking rule when we're writing for a new editor or publication, and we want to impress them with our reporting skills. We'll search a database for one more study, one more factoid that will make our article sound more authoritative. Or maybe one or two more expert quotes will provide more balance. We fall into this trap when we're tackling a subject we've never covered before or a lengthy assignment where we have more leeway on content.

No matter how savvy you are with your Day Planner and Google Calendar, if you really want to do it all, chances are you'll need some help.

More focus and less stress? Sounds like a good thing for women who want to do it all!

Schedule blocks of time in your calendar for your D-I-A Desires, and then fit in other to-dos around those blocks.

Who looks back with pride at the end of the year (or at the end of their lives) on how much TV they watched, or how many Facebook posts they commented on? Most likely, every moment in your life you remember with fondness and pride took effort…and effort often means stress.

Control is just an illusion.

The abundance of work presses hard on the smallness of time.

Libra does. Winning an intellectual point or decision, however minor, major—or in the middle—is the reason for the Libra person's very existence, symbolized by the Libra Scales, balanced in perfect harmony and justice.

I'm extremely blessed because I travel extensively for my work, but I always try to incorporate a bit of leisure with business.

I am not obsessive about anything except my health.