Top five things that have helped you have balance in your life over the past year

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SeatBelt

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yep. ripped the title and the idea straight out of my reply on the "Guess What!?!?!!!!" thread. Decided it needed its own thread, rather than a derail.

What's the top 5 things that have helped you have balance in your life over the past year... not physical standing upright balance, but a grander kind of thing.

Mine are, in no particular order:

->Wake-boarding with a group of Christian Men on a quasi-regular basis.
->Contra Dancing.
->My Church & Church Family
->My 12 Step (Celebrate Recovery) & CR Family {oh how thankful I am that God had me there Before things really fell apart}
->Perspective - seeing a bigger picture than the moment, even if it isn't seeing everything that is yet to come. Knowing how God has used my past to prepare me for my present gives me confidence that He's got the future worked out, and all the possibilities that that may entail.

In looking at the list, it is obvious to me how each of these are things are in my life because of God, placed there for a reason, and perhaps even reasons that I am yet to discover.
 
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Jullianna

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1. Bible study and other activities at my church
2. Almost dying last Fall was a wake up call to slow down and make some changes
3. A very special guy who encourages me to work less and laugh more
4. My family and friends, including some people here :) (and my dog haha)
5. Teaching ballet to kids one night a week
 
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zaoman32

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1. Prayer
2. Music
3. Playing bass on a worship team
4. Bible study
5. A couple very special friends.
 
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Jordache

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1. Silence with God
2. Throwing myself into worship
3. Intentionally planning my weeks so I'm only alone for so long and only busy for so long
4. Trying to do things just to relax... Without worrying about productivity
5. Prayer and breathing
 
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arwen83

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1. Ending an unhealthy friendship
2. Going to the gym
3. Driving out into the country and to the lake
4. Godly friendships
5. Prayer
 
DuchessAimee

DuchessAimee

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Things that have kept me balanced this year... that's a good question.

1) Remembering that I am one person, and although I cannot control other people, I can control myself. By controlling myself I can keep my stress levels down, my time managed, my future "planned", and the drama at a minimum.

2) Switching to Christian music has really helped me out.

3) Reading before I go to bed has been good for me too. I tend to fall asleep faster and sleep a little better.

4) God has brought several people into my life who have encouraged me, listened to me, made me laugh, and God has used them to bring a lot of healing. I hope I've even been as wonderful to them as they have been to me.

5) I was taught this year quite a bit about who I am and where I'd like to end up. This year I made major school decisions, living decisions, and I've grown up a lot in a short time. I've realized my life intersects into the lives of others, and their lives into mine. Although the thought scares me sometimes, I need/want people in my life. Whether or not y'all like it or not, we impact each other. We bring balance, humor, prayer, encouragement, even a sense of community to each other. Thanks for being part of my life.
 
RickyZ

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Who says I've had balance in my life in the past year?

:D
 
rachelsedge

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Oh man. This past year has been the hardest of my life. So many things happened and I was stretched so far that I thought for sure I was just going to completely break. Sometimes it felt like I already had. The things that kept me sane:

1. My family. I'm very close to them and they supported me and encouraged me through absolutely everything.

2. Music. I express myself and release pent up emotions through music, both by listening and singing to it.

3. Some very close friends of mine. There is one in particular who was with me during a certain ordeal and experienced a lot of it for himself as well, and I consider him almost as close as a brother. I don't think I would have survived the summer without him. Nothing romantic about it either; purely brotherly love.

4. Driving out into God's creation (the forest, the streams, etc) and letting myself think and talk with God.

5. Last but certainly not least, God. My relationship with God was SO tested last year in so many ways. I'm still trying to get my feet back under me in many ways. I didn't think it would take this long but it has. Partly because I've been trying to brush these things under the rug instead of actually dealing with them, and I've been avoiding that because I know that dealing with them will bring up all the pain again. I'm crying even now as I type all this out, but God, through all this past year, showed me just how faithful He is and just how much He loves me.
 
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Powemm

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1. Spending time with God
2. Praying
3. Talking with God
4. Handing Him the first of everything
5. having confidence in Him
 
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SeatBelt

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RickyZ said:
Is there something you care to share or discuss?
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My comment was not intended as anything against you personally, and I do apologize if you had taken it in that way. If you've had no balance in your life, this is obviously not the thread for you. For that matter, if you lack anything constructive to post to a serious thread, please stick to the ones that are obviously more lighthearted.
 
RickyZ

RickyZ

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Gotcha, I apologize if my attempt at levity was ill placed. I did not mean to make light of your thread.

If I may, then,

* Eliminating people who were disrespectful and unappreciative from my life

* Becoming closer with my wife and her family

* Taking care of some deferred medical issues

* Finding peace in a new environment

* Finding CC, and I'm not just saying that. I mean it.
 
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SeatBelt

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RickyZ said:
Gotcha, I apologize if my attempt at levity was ill placed. I did not mean to make light of your thread.
If I may, then,
* Eliminating people who were disrespectful and unappreciative from my life
* Becoming closer with my wife and her family
* Taking care of some deferred medical issues
* Finding peace in a new environment
* Finding CC, and I'm not just saying that. I mean it.
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Apology accepted. Splendid response. :D Congrats especially due on the 2nd one, there. That is something that can have many a hurdle standing in its way.
 
shae0104

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praying to god
praising to god
reading gods word
surrounding myself with godly people
having my quiet time with god
You really have to become addicted to christ!!
 
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