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Ever feel like a clumsy juggler trying to keep all the balls in the air when trying to balance work, parenting and love. If your relationship is struggling, you're in the process of a divorce or have just gotten through one, it can be even more difficult. The image of balancing a scale is all about taking something away from one side and giving it to the other. How can I take more away from work or my kids? I can't! I want to give to them more. I want to live passionately. I want to be happy. Guess what? I wasn't always happy, but I am now and I'm never going back! Here are my secrets.
Secret 1: I choose me, an imperfect but lovable me, a lot more than I used to. Selfish is not a bad word. "How can taking care of yourself be bad?" I am a nurturer. I care about the quality of my work, and I take responsibility seriously. I'll never be able to be the kind of selfish that ignores the needs of others, but I'm not the kind of selfless that ignores my own needs anymore. A happy me is more productive at work, more present with my kids and more in tune with my relationships. My kids are surviving my fallibility as a parent. In fact, they are thriving because my honesty about my mistakes allows them be fallible, too.See the full content of this document
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Secrets to a Balanced Life
Secret 2: Downtime. Kids need it, and we do, too. A happy mom a...
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