Finding it hard to balance

I've been slightly.. really.. out of whack for the past two weeks. It started with me committing to full-time work, three units at uni, and also wanting to make time for my boyfriend, my friends, exercise, hobbies and relaxtion - which was essential to my sanity. No one can be 100% studious and not have that balance of "me time". Well maybe there are some geniuses out there with an amazing focus. But personally, I'm enjoying life, and performing at my best intellectually, when I'm looking after myself emotionally and physically too.

I'm a big believer in Whether you say you can or you can't, either way, you're right(Henry Ford). Which is why I placed some much on my plate. But I've since dropped one of my uni units, becuase I realised there is so much more I would like to be doing with my life, and if I'm always working or studying, where is the fun? Where do I channel my passions? How do I find time to play? Yes, I want my degree more than anything, but I want so many other things, and I want to enjoy every moment of it. I'm not trying to reach a destination, I'm already here. So lets make the most of it!

A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large. - Ford

So Oprah supports this quote, saying that the best way to live your life is to find a way to express passion through serving others. The notion of giving to, and helping others, puts you in this fantastic place where you can only receive more abundance. This is supported by pretty much every other major uplifter or motivational coach in history. Napoleon Hill speaks about this in Think and Grow Rich. I didn't really understand it at first. But if you really think of the successful people of the past, they had only good, positive intentions, of helping humanity. You can start small, or you can aim big. I recently came up with a fabulous idea on how I can serve. It hasn't been done before, not to such an extent as I would like to do it. So we'll see how I go, putting this plan into action.

As mentioned in a previous post, I think people don't express their gratitude for their friends and family enough, and really don't pat it forward. The world is centred around lack, and greed. My friend Gemma was SO surprised the other day when she called me up from the petrol station, and I drove down and paid for her petrol (she forgot her wallet). Continuous apoligising followed, and she tried to give me the $9 change she had. I couldn't imagine not happily being there for her. That's what friends are for. I wouldn't expect any less from mine.

So, on interesting note, I did a test on Friday night. I SMSd all of my main girlfriends, "As a friend, I love you :)" to see what the response would like.

25% "Thanks, I love you too!"

25% "I think you accidently messaged me, was that meant for someone else?"

50% No Reply
So a quarter of my friends take is as a compliement, like they should, another quarter automatically assume that I would never say someone like that (they need to change those thinking pattersn), and a half think its a joke, a mistake, or just don't care! Thanks for the replies Mel, Bec, Rachel, Sarah, Annabelle, Carrie, Susan, Lauren and Rochelle. You guys are all good friends :) And Yes, I did mean it to every one of you.

I'm going to end today with another fantastic quote. Henry Ford is the pioneer of the Auto Industry, and an iconic dreamest and optimist - someone who would stop at nothing to achieve everything he wanted. I learnt about him in my Management unit last year - Ford is the perfect role model for the way we should be approaching our lives. More modern day Fords would be Walt Disney, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson.

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement. - Ford

Go here and read some more inspiring words.