Now is an excellent time to reflect on what is important in our lives; the quality of our health-emotionally and physically. How is our health account doing?

Many of us run frantically in place. We have the perception that balance means continuing to juggle everything at once just more effectively. That’s a no-win situation because there is always one more item to be juggled.

Take a moment to think about what’s really important to you. If you like, list them and rank them in order of importance. Think about a time line for implementing these new priorities.

Take a deep breath; breathing keeps us in a space of balanced regulation. Take another breath. Create small important goals and work toward them. That will bring a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment. 

If you focus on things that are important to you at the deepest level, then you are free to pursue those desires in step with your own heart and in balancing the world.

In the process you may have to let go of things that you used to think were important. We may think the external world of work, careers and money decides our external balance and status but our true center of gravity and balance is internal. If we are aware and alive in our own program, the external chaos of change is like a ride on a roller coasterjust an experience.

If we define our lives by what keeps us in balance and our center of gravity intact in all the things that really matter; all the external trappings become just a human drama, a play that we watch rather than defining who we really are.

The short cold days require us to be moderate in our race walking trainingwe can do cross-trainingstretching, yoga, tai chi, spinning, weight lifting and more stretching.

Eating a balanced and varied diet; getting enough sleep, spending time with our family and friends and laughing and sharing storiessharing emotions and time; spending some time every day exercising, letting your body movefinding the joy of stretching, of walking fast and breathing in the air.

Yes, there is important work to be done too and household  chores they have not yet invented the self-cleaning house.

Prioritize what needs to be done, what is important and get rid of the rest; this will help you achieve balance. Moderation will lessen resistance, burnout and fatigue.

Contemplation, meditation and peaceful breathing, a time of silence is needed by us all every day whether we realize it or not.

As a balanced, fulfilled, happy person, I attend to all aspects of living. Imagine this is so for youthere is a day when you relax, work, play, socialize and have some spontaneous fun. Feel how it would be to be a balanced harmonious human being; open to new experiences. Be brave and balanced, breath deeply and enjoy this precious life you have, fill it with joy, balance and harmony.