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Achieving Balance

Posted by on Aug 12, 2011 | 0 comments

Achieving Balance

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.”
-Thomas Merton

“I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.”
-Zig Ziglar

For me, summer time is all about regaining a healthy balance in life. Apart from the fact that I’m a teacher and enjoy summers off, I think summer time itself brings a sense of freedom, balance, longer hours of sunlight, and more opportunities for exploration for most people. Summertime brought me the idea of creating The Other Side blog.

The Other Side is being created for a few reasons. First, I’ve had some down time this summer to enjoy reading blogs from friends and strangers who, in some cases, have become friends. I’ve enjoyed the insights and perspectives; I’ve learned a lot. I also love the idea of chronicling events to archive and reminisce about later.

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