Balancing With Grace

Some days, I need time to move as slowly as I do. I had several tasks to do yesterday, but a slight detour took me way off track. As I was preparing to cook my breakfast, I thought why not record it?

I’m slowly getting into the habit of documenting what I cook, but it’s no simple endeavor. I became so wrapped up in filming and editing my video, that before I knew it, a few hours had flown by.

On one hand, it’s not a great reflection of my time management skills. On the other hand, I’m happy that I’m tapping into my creativity around food.

Balance. A word I rarely mention yet need so much of. At the same time, I need to be patient.

Yesterday, I was restless and frustrated that I allowed myself to get off track and distracted. However, I decided not to hold onto that frustration for too long because I realized I was distracted by another goal of mine.

Whether we notice it or not, there is a message in everything we do. When we take time to rest, create, cook, nap, exercise, there’s always a reason why.

In this case, I wanted to start producing content around food. Instead of being fed up with myself for taking time to do that, the real issue is not allocating time to work on creative projects.

So yes, life is a balancing act, but we must identify what exactly we’re trying to balance. And in the process, we give ourselves grace as we figure it out.