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Remember when you went from junior high school to high school? I do. I wore the wrong skirt.
Well, since this blog is all about transition and the grief that can accompany transition, today is a day for me to have the crankies over going a new “school”.
That school being, the cyber school, the world of blogging, I am learning about the right skirts…or shoes…or whatever.
Remember in kindergarten when you held hands, ate graham crackers, and shared licks off of your ice cream cone?
Well, I am learning who to share those wonderful crackers with, and I am learning that sometimes people take your crackers and say, “no, those are my crackers.” And, you and I both know darn good and well they are YOUR CRACKERS.
The transition from working in a traditional office to a home based office is a challenge. Yes, I can wear bunny slippers, sweats, and no make-up, a blessing for sure. But, the downside is, of course, there is no one there to share stupid jokes with, or gossip about the latest news, or distract yourself by getting that extra cup of coffee.
So, the avoid the blogger crankies I need to set some goals….goal setting during the grief of transition is the path to satisfaction and well being.
My New Life Plan:
(Aside)
I have a great pie chart with all these elements, but my skill set isn’t there yet…stay tuned.
ELEMENTS OF A BALANCED LIFE:
PSYHCOLOGICAL WELL BEING
SPIRITUAL WELL BEING
SOCIAL WELL BEING
PHYSICAL WELL BEING
FINANCIAL WELL BEING
PROFESSIONAL WELL BEING
MENTAL WELL BEING
CREATIVE WELL BEING
So no matter what kind of transition we are in: divorce, jop change, a move, we need to insure that the TRANSITION doesn’t throw us off completely, so we neglect the very elements of a good life.
It’s been too easy for me to focus on my cyber life and leave too many of the important elements of my life to go to seed.
So the challenge now is
BALANCE !
Blog On !
read comments (2)
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
You are once again right about transition being tough, but we all know that it can be done. I think you are right about that balance thing too and it plays an important role in all aspects of ours lives.
I balance the kids, hubby, critters (a lot of them, and one that I am in the process of losing) with work and now another class. I think for me the important part to remember is the times that I do actually manage a day with some balance to it and know that yeah, I can do this even if it is a process that takes time to learn.
We can all do this even when we slip and fall, or stumble and blunder down the wrong path a few feet.. As I was told growing up “always get back on the horse.”
L
January 28th, 2008 at 8:58 am
How do we avoid the winter CRANKIES???