“You’re doing too much,” is a colloquialism used to chide a person for making something more complicated than it must be, or for just bringing undue and unwanted stress to bear on others. Sometimes we find ourselves doing to much because we don’t know another way of doing things. On the flipside, we sometimes find ourselves doing too little, or nothing at all, because we don’t know what to do. Doing too much, doing too little, or doing nothing at all may sound like the symptoms of a bipolar disorder. I know what it feels like to not be able to shut off my mind, and I also know what it feels like to wonder whether my mind would ever work again. Thank God for balance, and for the regaining of balance when we lose it.
It is important to know when to take a break, and when to forge full steam ahead. Even nature gives us a balance between sunlight and darkness, between Winter and Summer, and Spring and Fall. We used to have a ditty which said, “All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy.” All play and no work will make Jack broke, dependent, and a burden to others also, even if Jack was born with the proverbial ‘silver spoon’ in his mouth. Balance is important in everything. Even the earth, sun, moon, and stars must be kept in balance for them and us to survive.
Pull back today and put some things on the scales to make sure there is balance in your life. Being disciplined for success is not just about hard work, it is also about knowing when to take a break from hard work, when to work on something else, and when and how to enjoy life.