My family and I love to go hiking. Regardless of where we hike, if there are rocks on the trail you will inevitably discover cairns along the path. For those unfamiliar, a cairn is a stack of rocks on top of each other balancing in a statue like shape. They are beautiful, peaceful, and often look impossible or against the laws of nature.
Over the 18 months I have felt overwhelmed with trying to figure out how to appropriately balance my work and personal life. It feels impossible to achieve greatness both at work and at home. There is too much to do and not enough time to do it all. As I shared in my last post, I am not resting when I try to balance everything.
What I realized is, metaphorically speaking, I am trying to build a cairn for my work life and a cairn for my personal life and it is not working well.
To build a cairn you need alignment of the weight distributed between the rocks. If the weight of the rocks is aligned perfectly then balance is achieved.
I have worked hard to find “work life balance” and it has not worked. Not only that, I have many roles in my life that need attention and care and it has become too difficult to balance. What I need is life alignment between all that I do. Alignment with purpose, values, and the work we do can bring a beauty and peace that can appear impossible. Do not seek after work life balance. Look for life alignment.
Does this resonate with you? Are you in alignment with your purpose and values? If not, write down one thing you will do today to seek greater alignment.
