finding a balance

My dad says I don't update my blog enough. So does my wonderful friend Ilan!

I mean, I guess that is true. Between blogs, facebook notes, facebook updates, and emails, I DO in fact update quite a bit...but one form of communication? That is soooo 1999 ;)

For the past few years, I have found that there comes a time when I seriously re-evaluate my priorities and try to keep myself in check. My personality is to charge full speed ahead, completely unaware of the effects on others, and try to get things DONE. I'm trying to balance my personality with thought and spirit.

I've been doing that these past few weeks. I am trying to find a balance in working on my self and working on my relationships with others. It's a slow and arduous process, but I am finding myself happier and more complete. Go figure!

I found that I had neglected many friendships. I also found that I was frustrated with things that I had no control over. My solution has been to make an effort to catch up with friends and let them know that I'm there for them--knowing that all I can do is offer, not force. The results have been astounding and I am so incredibly grateful for the people that I have in my life.

I'm a really lucky girl.

Greatness

"Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man."
- Shams-ud-din Muhammed Hafiz

Try. Never stop trying.

"I cant accept the world the way it is. It's too horrible. So I have to try to change it. My choice is either take it or do something about it--or try to do something about it. I think we have an obligation to those who have died...to those who have survived...to try. Never to stop trying to make it a more humane world. And that's what I do, and I ask others to do the best they can. Try. And if we try hard enough and long enough, I'm confident it will come about."
--Ben Ferencz, Nuremberg Prosecutor