Are you letting your ego fight with your soul?

                      As an activity to understand millennial engagement as consumers and as work force – I was quiet fascinated to understand what excites a millennial beyond the role, pay, and responsibility. It is the trust factor, that an employee expect from an employer, which means work from home option must be a given, but trust cannot be one sided. From an organisational point of view – this is a challenge which needs to be addressed carefully and sensitively. Interesting article on - Workplace Flexibility - double edged sword

What is the key takeaway here? When employers do not give – it is a problem for the employees; but when they give – it becomes a double edged sword for them.

Something is missing. Isn’t it?

We all exhibit behaviours owing to our inherent personality, and certain competencies which we have developed due to our socio-cultural influences. The real challenge is to observe our self, and study our behaviour and map it to competencies which drive them. That will really answer the ‘why’ part of our own behaviour at times.

On a sunny, Sunday afternoon making my own analysis before the Chennai Super kings game, answering phone calls about plans during the game, the above thought, started to linger in my head.

Looking outside through the window – I could sense the heat outside. The temperature outside was a tad over 38° C and my parents were inside the bedroom at 18°. I was in between the two temperatures while, I let my thoughts run around before I could pen them.

How important is it to have that balance?

First, what does balance mean and how do we find it?

We do not find balance by squeezing in a yoga class at the end of the day still thinking about work and we do not create balance by downing a green juice after a night of bachelor's party. Now I am all for yoga and green juice but we only experience true balance when we are in an even rhythm of Input and output, of being and doing, of giving and receiving, of masculine and feminine, of action and surrender, of creating and replenishing.

Trying to take your spouse out on a weekend, because you both did not spend time through the week, is not about finding the balance. There is a thin line which needs to be understood - between covering/catching up and striking the balance, because the extremes are really easy and only the balance is tough. 

We have been told to prioritise between what is urgent and what is important, and to be effective at time management - one needs to focus immediately on what is urgent. I am not saying this is incorrect, but if in the process - we miss out on looking at what is 'important' then there is no balance. 

Since I mentioned about time management and extremes - my only 'prescription' for trying to have a balance in life is - not about being able to do multiple things and being better at time management, but being sincere to boundary management. 

My encouragement to you is to take an honest look at how balanced your life is. Are you taking time to disconnect and connect to the divine?

Are you listening to the demands of your ego way more than the whispers of your soul? Time spent disconnecting from the external and reconnecting to your internal guidance and the divine is time well spent! This change in season is a key time to go within, understand the self, accept, acknowledge, appreciate the self – which will help in rejuvenation, and recharge of the mind and soul.

How are we committing to experience more balance in our life? We will be amazed at how effective doing less truly is.