Balance

“The journey is everything, and every voyage should balance adventure with rest.”

- Rafe Esquith

My friend, how is your summer going so far? Have you had time for rest and refreshment? Has this summer felt like a marathon, going from one activity to another? Or perhaps you’ve felt a balance of both.

Our reflection quote gives us a lot to unpack today. “The journey is everything.” In case you need a reminder, I want to tell you that you don’t have to have it all figured out, you don’t need to have “arrived,” and you don’t need to reach what perfection looks like in your mind in order to rest or take time for yourself. As uncomfortable as it may be, life is a journey - learning and growing all along the way. The key is to be open to and curious about what balance may look like during these days. 

“Every voyage should balance adventure with rest.” Adventure can look like many things. It may be new sights and spaces traveled. It may be soccer practice and game nights. It may be passions, ideas, and dreams that we light a spark beneath, giving them room to breathe and grow. As always, remember that in the busyness and the stillness, in the joys and the challenges, in the accomplishments and the disappointments: you are enough. Enjoy the journey.