The Unicorn of Balance
Balancing not balance....copy of an article pubished in Counsellor's CafĆ© Magazine https://www.thecounsellorscafe.co.uk/single-post/balancing-not-balance Recently I listened to a meditation on Calm app (Ā©calm.com) by Jeff Warren where he saidā¦āI have no idea how to find balance, I actually donāt think it exists, itās like trying to find a unicorn. Thereās no such thing as a perfect state of balance, life is always changing...thereās really only balancing...lifeās a process of making continual little adjustments, itās figuring out where you might be over extended on one side and where you might be under-supported on another and then fine tuning as best you can.ā This really struck me, partly as I reflected on perfectionism in self-care but also as I thought about the to and fro of the therapy process. The image that immediately came to mind was that of the tightrope-walker; that however competent or experienced they are, the walk...