Finding A Balance (#356)

I’ve come to learn that our world isn’t so black and white. It shouldn’t have to be all or nothing in every circumstance. Sometimes the answers we seek go beyond option A and option B. We need to find for ourselves a middle ground. A way to consider the needs of others and ourselves.

Life isn’t about all or nothing. Life is built on both patience & action, consistency & adaptability, life & death. These concepts of life don’t simply go beyond the mundane of our day to day. Balance needs to exist in all things. Sleep, work, play, it all needs to fit in the only 24 hours we have each day. Let gratitude help get you there. One day at a time.

02.20.19

Today I’m Grateful For…

1. A warm cup of tea
2. Walks through an empty campus
3. Hanging out with my cat
4. My supervisors, Adam and Danielle
5. Time to journal
6. Bedtime stretches
7. My continued education
8. Talking things out
9. My family
10. Naps after work
11. The sound of rain while I sleep
12. Summer grilling
13. The bike trail in Northampton
14. Classic movies
15. Home cooking
16. Snow days and cancelled classes
17. Getting stuff done
18. Good communication and good company
19. Healthy living and constant progress
20. Learning new things
21. Teaching CORE at UMass
22. Music you can dance to
23. Sharing gratitude
24. Comfy pillows and blankets
25. The here and now

As always, check out my first blog 25 Things I’m Grateful For (#1) to know why I’m writing this list and why I want you to start yours.

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Author: Jacob Ames

Feline father, perpetual graduate student, sport enthusiast, pancake expert, and gratitude writer. Using this blog to keep my life organized and to develop a platform I can one day use to share baseless conspiracy theories about the robot uprising. I enjoy writing! View all posts by Jacob Ames