Is it that high score that you get on the WII fit balance board if you get it just right? That is balance, but that's going to improve my posture, not change my life. Then there is the current favourite among many. Work-life balance. Work–life balance according to Wikipedia is a broad concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) on the one hand and "life" (Health, pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development) on the other.
Work-life isn't the right balance for me. My belief is that work is part of life, so I'm going for life balance. But still, what does that mean?
Having thought about it lately, I believe you are balanced when you reach the end of the day feeling that you've given those around you what they needed and most of all you have received what you need. You are happy and content and feel fulfilled. Nothing is missing.
The balanced are those that are not running around in a flat spin trying to get the jobs for the day done. They are the cool, calm and collected individuals who have it together. It doesn't mean that they don't have a lot to do, they just know how to get things done and deal with whatever comes there way, even a major crisis diverting all their plans. Life isn't perfect for them. They also experience speed wobbles, but they know how to get back on an even keel.
"Living a balanced life is the ability to take all that life throws at us from our careers, home, health and everything else, and put it in a central location so we can re-frame it in order to better understand it, learn from it and grow from it." http://www.thebridgemaker.com/how-to-live-a-balanced-life/.
Beliefnet also had some good advise to offer - http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2009/How-We-Restore-Balance-in-Life.aspx. There are many more, just Google "life balance" and take from them what you need.
Good luck in succeeding in the ultimate goal.
