Wrangler Dani

Writer, editor, wife, adoptive mama and cowgirl living in beautiful Central Oregon.

Balancing act

Today is the first chilly day of fall, which makes me want to snuggle with my honey and drink a latte. I feel scattered, distracted, as though the items on my to-do lists have grown voices and faces and are throwing objects angrily into my brain, clamoring for my attention. The saying goes: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” – but I really just want a nap. Either I’m not tough or just not energetic or a perplexed mix of both.

I’m stuck in the middle of realized dreams and still-hoped-for ones – knowing that I have to get my butt in gear and also trying to relish my moments of Sabbath and silence. I care deeply about big, whole-world things, and then get excited about a really cute on-sale dress at Kohl’s. I love being a hostess, but sometimes I just don’t get other people and need them to all go away and be quiet.

How I do I find a balance between accomplishment and fulfillment? When am I OK with where and who I am, and when do I need to keep pushing on?

3 comments found

  1. I don’t have a practical answer for you. Just wanted to give you a virtual hug and remind you that I love you. 🙂

  2. You are TOUGH.

    Sometimes I feel SO alone in those SAME issues.. I want to curl up in a ball or plug my ears “la la la la”.. but then I read a couple different blogs (including yours!) and I realize that NONE of us are alone.. we are all walking along a similar road.. and even if we don’t have all the answers, at least we are “in this” together.

    Love you.

    Sorry I only keep in touch with you through blog comments.. But, I hope it’s a little reminder every once in a while that I think about you all the time and I am over here in AZ rooting for you! <3

  3. I’m with ya…definitely stuck in the middle lately. So many things in my life are lovely…and yet I yearn for so much more. And I’m trying to balance solitude with real community…which is tough.

    I don’t have any answers either. But I love you, Dani Lin, and I believe in you. 🙂

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