Its been quite some time since I wanted to full comprehend the implications of work life balance. I can safely call myself a sincere and hardworking worker in office who finds it difficult to tear away from work if it demands it. Hence for the past 3 years of my married life I have been always at my tethers end to explain my dear hubby why I spent so much time at work (almost 11 hours) every day. And thats not good when you spend min 1.5 hours in traffic. So that would make it 13 to 14 hours away from home and family. That would leave me with 10 hours out of which 7 hours are meant for sleeping and just 3 hours for my loving hubby/family.
Is'nt that the irony of our lives nowadays when we are earning to have a better life but the most important years of our lives are spent not with them. And when we realise this and look back its too late to turn back the clock and remains completely non negotiable.
So I ask myself especially in these troubled times, when we are working hard to keep our seat relevant at the place of work and when working for pleasure is now become working for living, how do we try to get work life balance.
When bending over backwards to get work done at office was seen as a valiant effort by the stray workoholic in office now its what is expected of each one of us to remain relevant in the scheme of things. So that reminds me of an old adage Tough times dont last tough people do.
After much thinking and analysing the current scenario I have come to this conclusion thati ts God's way of telling us you have had the excesses now get ready for the scarcity. At the end of the day the universe always maintains a balance whether in nature or outcomes.
The cyclical nature of recession and boom period or what goes up must come down tells us that BALANCE in all respects is a must. Sometimes its within us and sometimes we are forced to earn it the hard way.
Those who move away from the balance and towards extremes have to face the outcomes.
So we need to prioritise and need to draw a line when work starts eating into family time and vice versa.
I have consciously decided to work 9 hours and if required work from home. Lets hope I am able to implement in successfully.
At the end of the day I cant let my prime years of my life go away toiling without my family next to me.
Is'nt that the irony of our lives nowadays when we are earning to have a better life but the most important years of our lives are spent not with them. And when we realise this and look back its too late to turn back the clock and remains completely non negotiable.
So I ask myself especially in these troubled times, when we are working hard to keep our seat relevant at the place of work and when working for pleasure is now become working for living, how do we try to get work life balance.
When bending over backwards to get work done at office was seen as a valiant effort by the stray workoholic in office now its what is expected of each one of us to remain relevant in the scheme of things. So that reminds me of an old adage Tough times dont last tough people do.
After much thinking and analysing the current scenario I have come to this conclusion thati ts God's way of telling us you have had the excesses now get ready for the scarcity. At the end of the day the universe always maintains a balance whether in nature or outcomes.
The cyclical nature of recession and boom period or what goes up must come down tells us that BALANCE in all respects is a must. Sometimes its within us and sometimes we are forced to earn it the hard way.
Those who move away from the balance and towards extremes have to face the outcomes.
So we need to prioritise and need to draw a line when work starts eating into family time and vice versa.
I have consciously decided to work 9 hours and if required work from home. Lets hope I am able to implement in successfully.
At the end of the day I cant let my prime years of my life go away toiling without my family next to me.
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very nice blog,
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