~:[CH8 - Day 127]:~ The Balance

~:[CH8 - Day 127]:~ The Balance

I ran into an old friend as I spent some time catching up with an alumni. Even for a short while, it was nice to see them and helped me relive old times. It's strange how life moves on so quickly as we head our separate ways as we desperately try to stay connected only to find ourselves traveling further apart. It's not that you don't want to see each other, but sometimes, life has other plans. As I sat and watched Fiddler and the Roof, I began to see the parallels of this with our own lives. How do we balance work and play, family and friends, saving and spending, and so on and so forth. How do we make time and who do we make it for? How do we invest our time and our money? What is the most valuable to us and are we correct in what we are valuing? All these questions entered my mind, but no answers really seemed to come out. Sadly, that's how life is. You don't realize how off your balance can become sometimes and all you need is a bit of a shake up to help you reanalyze it all. I guess that it's tough because I've been so invested in so many things that I haven't maintained the balance I've needed. In the end, we'll figure it all out, but we do need those reminders to let us reflect and that I did. I smiled and I enjoyed my dinner, glad to have run into that old friend, knowing that down the line, I shouldn't let it be as long until we cross paths again. I need to take the time to say, hey, let's catch up (not soon, but sooner!) Much is the case with others in my life and it's only when I make that conscious effort that it will all balance out.