I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's hard to balance work and family.
People talk about balance. Balance is an awful measure of things because it implies a scale that inevitably tips. I like to look through the filter of, 'Is the life I'm leading consistent with my priorities?' For me, my family is the ultimate litmus test.
A person has got to balance work and life and family in order to be a balanced person.
I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.
My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.
My husband is my part of my greatest joys, so it doesn't feel like work or like I'm balancing anything. My husband and my kids absolutely come first, so work is just something where I figure out where it will fit.
I don't mind talking about my family and how to balance it all. But, in today's world, we should probably be asking both women and men about work and family and how to balance the two.
When work is going well, your home life struggles and vice versa. If my kids are OK - that is the most important thing. I strive for balance in my life, though.
I believe you have to have balance in your life.
I don't like the word 'balance.' To me, that somehow conjures up conflict between work and family... as long as we think of these things as conflicting, we will never have happiness. True happiness comes from integration... of work, family, self, community.