A balanced-life? Not in this lifetime!‏

I have not met any person who leads a well-balanced life: that is, in all aspects of life from lifestyle to beliefs. Well, sometimes we try. Often however, we are either too something.

Too religious, too anti-religion.
Too much of an exercise-freak, too “boh-chap” about one’s health.
Too sacrificial, too self-centred.
Spending too much time dolling up, too lacklustre about one’s appearance.
Too workaholic, too “eat-snake” about work.
We overspend, we collect too much junk.
Too independent, not working with people at all.
Too rigid, no backbone.
We worry too much, we don’t care.
Too judgemental, no opinions at all.
Too passionate about a cause or too shui2bian4 (lukewarm) about all things in life.

Is it so hard to be all-rounded in life? Can we say our prayers daily and still have time for social? Or could it be like a food guide pyramid, where the nutritionist says to look at the intake value over a 2-week period instead of over a 24-hour cycle? If that is the case, what would the length of a period be? Or should we categorise the frequency by nature of the activity?

If you disagree and will like to nominate a well-balanced person, please send a description of your nominee to well-balanced-life-person@nominate.com , jeanne anne hsi

Part II

My charming better half’s comment is that I didn’t define what a balanced-life is. But that’s the thing. HP and i agreed - as in every other things in life - that everyone defines it differently. I only wrote the reflection because I felt so overwhelmed, trying to cram everything in a day. How can I sleep 8 hours (ie, recommended) and still do so many things? So I try, I get interrupted short hours of rest and it’s another day. I have not finished doing everything and now it’s TIME TO GET READY TO SLEEP. Good day! Love, jeanne