One Balanced Life

Last night my husband and I put the kids in the stroller for an evening stroll. Pre-kids we often walked in the evening and after they came the ritual slipped away. Last year it finally dawned on us that we could do their bedtime ritual on the go. So we strap them in with PJ's on, snack in hands, and a stack full of books - and as the light fades they have little headlamps. In the fall and winter they are bundled up in snowsuits and we pile the blankets on. The often fall asleep.

The new ritual feeds me deeply. We are able to walk around the lakes and by the creek near our house. We are able to move our bodies, be outdoors, and connect as a couple. Often the activities that really fuel us engage our minds, bodies, and spirit.

Reflect on what activities fuel you on multiple levels - perhaps yoga, expressing yourself through a creative activity, dance...