Rhoda Bernard, Ed.D.

August 8, 2010

The Endless Quest for a Happy Medium

Filed under: Life Balance — admin @ 3:02 pm

Am I destined to live at the extremes? Why is it that I find myself struggling to find and maintain middle ground in my life?

I am either outrageously busy (like I happen to be at the moment), or I am on vacation and away from it all. One extreme or the other. Daily life never finds a middle ground – having enough to do (but not too much), having some leisure time (but also having some work time).

I am either incredibly passionate about something, or I don’t really care. One extreme or the other. I rarely feel just so-so about something. Or neutral.

I am either outstandingly good at something, or I really suck at it. One extreme or the other. I just can’t be average at anything.

I yearn for the chance to live in the middle. The middle (at least in terms of how it looks from here at the extremes) seems so healthy. So balanced. So much easier. So much less energy than the extreme of excess, and so much more satisfying than the extreme of too little.

I am on a quest for ways that I can locate, nurture, and explore middle ground. I am in search of average. Any suggestions as to where to begin?

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