Not your Momma's Life Path

I've been thinking a lot lately about how to design that balanced life.  There's probably no such thing, but to be able to spend all the time you want to with your family, to feel accomplished and purposeful (but not burned out) in your work, to have time to pursue enriching and creative hobbies that fulfill you, and to be healthy and shape your life in harmony with the planet instead of always battling it - these are things that should be possible in the 21st century. 

And they are to some - I read their blogs, pick up their books, see them on TV, occasionally even run into them in real life.  They're out there.  I think what they all have in common is that they woke up one day and said, "This is crap.  I want out."  And then they got out.  Not of life, but of that entity, that thing, that feels foreign to us every day and keeps us from living out our dreams. 

It's not about quitting your job and taking off to join the Peace Corps, necessarily.  Or living on an island in the Caribbean and fishing for your food every day.  But with all the tools and technology at our disposal, we ought to be able to fashion a life worth living out of the raw materials we have.  Something with balance and integrity and community.  "...a new reality, closer to the heart," as Rush says (the supremely talented band, not the opiate-popping mouthpiece of conservative idiots).  I'm going to keep working on my blueprints.  Contact me with any suggestions.

Authentic Life Management for Type A's who wish they were Type B's

I am diving into a pile of books to continue my quest for fulfillment, including the Life Organizer - a sweet little organizational self-help book that speaks to getting in touch with your authentic self and creativity and not trying to force schedules and datebooks onto your life instead. It's more focused on flow, and listening, and desire at the soul level to access something more and better. While it may sound hokey to some, the idea appeals to me because I've tried all the manic stuff about superimposing organizational strategies on my life.  There must be a better method.

The last few months, I have been trying to come up with a way to make life a little more intuitive. How can people be happy and healthy, living the way we want to and being part of a community?  I'm determined to find out.  Stay tuned.