find balance in my life

Quote from Anne Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea,
“Actually these are among the most important times in one’s life—when one is alone. Certain springs are tapped only when we are alone. The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint, to pray. But women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves: that firm strand which will be the indispensable center of a while web of human relationships.”

Life is more balanced than it’s been in a long time. I have friends to have coffee or dinner with. I visited a cousin that I hadn’t seen in ages. I’ve built up to regular exercising again. I’m comfortable in my new apartment. I get to cook regularly for both myself and other people when I want to. I have several spiritual outlets. I’m doing things that are positive for my career. Except for the long distance relationship, life is good.

I was really happy this morning and I think it had to do with how life has had a chance to balance out in the last few weeks. I had a couple hours left before I needed to go to work and so was reading a very absorbing mystery/fantasy book on the couch. The morning was cooler than it had been, so I was snuggled up with a cup of cocoa and a fuzzy blanket. I had my aromatic lunch steaming away in the crockpot to take with me later. I had received a good nights sleep, mostly due to remembering to exercise. I felt like I was doing a good job taking care of myself, and that it wasn’t so bad to be alone at the moment.