Relaxing and having fun are as important as working hard and completing the last item on your "to do" list. To be truly happy, balance is necessary.

Today I've decided to spend part of the day doing things for others and part of the day doing things for myself. That way I won't get burned out. I won't get resentful either. If I always delay my gratification or sacrifice my needs for the "wants" of others, every additional task becomes a huge obstacle that I have to overcome. If I all I do is work, I deprive my body of needed rest, I deprive my mind of the freedom to be creative and I distance myself from friends and family.

My life isn't an either or proposition. It's about balancing my needs and the needs of others. It's about balancing my wants with the wants of others. It's about balancing work and play, being with people and being alone, being active and being contemplative, etc., etc. There's no one answer about how to spend your time each day. All you can do is go within and ask your inner wisdom what it would like to do today and then follow its guidance as much as possible. Give yourself permission to do less than is humanly possible and to have fun.

Without love, joy and laughter, your life wouldn't be complete.