{"id":35,"date":"2013-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/howtodoitnow\/?p=35"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:01:51","slug":"finding-the-balance-from-within-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/howtodoitnow\/finding-the-balance-from-within-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the balance from within video"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Finding the balance in our lives is like balancing a sofa on one leg.<\/h2>\n<p>You could spend a lot of time trying to balance it with external nudges.\u00a0 But as you\u2019ll see <u>finding the balance comes from within<\/u>.\u00a0 Now, your life may be more or less complicated than a Victorian era sofa, but the <em>same principles of finding the balance apply<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For a translation of the blog, click at the right\u2026..Share with the BadAss button above.\u21d1<br \/>\nClick Like here! Tweet and Google+ at left!<strong> VISUALLY IMPAIRED AUDIO BELOW.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Tonski, Balance from Within (2010-2013) from STUDIO for Creative Inquiry on Vimeo.<\/p>\n<h2>Now for finding the balance in life!<\/h2>\n<p>First off what do we mean by \u201cfinding the balance\u201d\u00a0 What exactly is out of balance in the first place?\u00a0 Actually I don\u2019t think that I have to spend much time on this at all\u2026everyone I know can find imbalance in his or her life.\u00a0 <strong>Not everyone cares about finding the balance though<\/strong>.\u00a0 They\u2019re OK with the tottering see-saw of the mental and emotional construct that is their internal structure.\u00a0 Some who claim that finding the balance is easy actually have a JENGA tower representing their stability\u2026balanced?\u00a0 Yes, Stable?\u00a0 No.<\/p>\n<p>Finding the balance from within is not so much finding as creating.\u00a0 There is no \u201cbalance\u201d laying around to pick up, it is a condition achieved by learning, honesty, and effort.\u00a0 Action creates balance, and finding the balance requires constant action.\u00a0 There are unbalancing forces; people, ideas, situations, information.\u00a0 But like the sofa we can adjust and regain our balance.<\/p>\n<p>Like the sofa we can fall apart from too great an unbalancing force.\u00a0 At those times we need the support and aid to put the pieces back together.\u00a0 Once we\u2019re set right, we can once again regain finding the balance using the tools we had previously developed.<\/p>\n<p>I know of a group of people who do just that.\u00a0 Who are all about finding the balance between effort and earning, play and work, family and business.\u00a0 This group believes in the construction of a powerful and stable foundation with the knowledge, methods, materials, and time to make finding the balance an enjoyable adventure.<\/p>\n<p>This is done by becoming financially independent.\u00a0 The road to becoming financially independent has signposts..mile markers.\u00a0 Creating or finding the balance is just one of the benefit-markers that grows from the effective and successful pursuit of honest wealth.<\/p>\n<p><span>Find out more right now.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Click the image link below to begin finding the balance in your life!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every day is part of the finding the balance journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding the balance in our lives is like balancing a sofa on one leg. 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