Comments on: Women Over Fifty—Your Balancing Act in ‘09 http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/ Celebrating Women 50 and Better Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brigit http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Brigit Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:14:04 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1575 Balance - easy to forget when looking at a new year and all the potential it offers. I like the pie graph idea; besides being a simple visual way to see and balance all the important things, the pie as in cooking needs a balance of its ingredients to be its best. Get the balance wrong or miss an ingredient, and you either have a disaster, or something that just question: "Something is missing?" Balance – easy to forget when looking at a new year and all the potential it offers. I like the pie graph idea; besides being a simple visual way to see and balance all the important things, the pie as in cooking needs a balance of its ingredients to be its best. Get the balance wrong or miss an ingredient, and you either have a disaster, or something that just question: “Something is missing?”

]]> By: Gregory Anne Cox http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Gregory Anne Cox Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:28:36 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1564 Love the reminder about balance Eileen, especially when we are creating our goals, to dos etc for a new year. It's easy to crowd ourselves out of the picture. Our goals are meant to enhance aspects of our lives or to give us things we say we want to have. If the path to getting those goals accomplished is filled with doing and--the thing all success gurus encourage us towards--action, we might get out of balance. Too much doing, not enough being and self care. So thanks for helping me remember this important point. Love the reminder about balance Eileen, especially when we are creating our goals, to dos etc for a new year. It’s easy to crowd ourselves out of the picture. Our goals are meant to enhance aspects of our lives or to give us things we say we want to have. If the path to getting those goals accomplished is filled with doing and–the thing all success gurus encourage us towards–action, we might get out of balance. Too much doing, not enough being and self care. So thanks for helping me remember this important point.

]]> By: Debbie Stevens http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 Debbie Stevens Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:45:08 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1558 Yes Eileen, well said, and so true! Like Karlyn I think your ideas apply to anyone who will sit up and pay attention.This is one more area in my own life that needs addressing so thanks for the gentle reminder via Jack :) Oh btw, Dorothy went 'down under' afterall! See how I listen to you?? lol Love you Yes Eileen, well said, and so true! Like Karlyn I think your ideas apply to anyone who will sit up and pay attention.This is one more area in my own life that needs addressing so thanks for the gentle reminder via Jack :) Oh btw, Dorothy went ‘down under’ afterall! See how I listen to you?? lol

Love you

]]> By: cindy luck http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 cindy luck Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:34:06 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1556 Ah balance! As a coach I work to teach balance to my clients all the time. When we're truly in balance, we seem to have 'enough' of everything, especially time. And, like many coaches, it's so much easier for me to work with clients to find balance than it is for myself. And I regularly use a balance wheel with them--similar to the categories you mentioned, and this blog is the nudge I needed to use it for myself! Thanks Mary Eileen. Ah balance! As a coach I work to teach balance to my clients all the time. When we’re truly in balance, we seem to have ‘enough’ of everything, especially time.

And, like many coaches, it’s so much easier for me to work with clients to find balance than it is for myself. And I regularly use a balance wheel with them–similar to the categories you mentioned, and this blog is the nudge I needed to use it for myself! Thanks Mary Eileen.

]]> By: Claudia's Chronicles http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1550 Claudia's Chronicles Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:33:54 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1550 Great post....as to the last paragraph, yes, we do tend to be givers...and though we do have to take care of ourselves on a practical level...I hope the giving part will never stop:-) Happy New Year! Great post….as to the last paragraph, yes, we do tend to be givers…and though we do have to take care of ourselves on a practical level…I hope the giving part will never stop:-)

Happy New Year!

]]> By: Vicki M. Taylor http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 Vicki M. Taylor Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:39:08 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1549 Eileen, Balance is so important in all of our lives. You drew the perfect picture for us to see how we need to find what is most important in our lives and prioritize. I am a big list maker and I sometimes feel like they are taking over my life. You've put balance into perspective, thanks. Eileen, Balance is so important in all of our lives. You drew the perfect picture for us to see how we need to find what is most important in our lives and prioritize. I am a big list maker and I sometimes feel like they are taking over my life. You’ve put balance into perspective, thanks.

]]> By: Heidi Caswell http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Heidi Caswell Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:18:44 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1536 Habits are hard to stop. Mile long to do lists that are more like wish lists, if I had unlimited time, what would I do? Better to make a much shorter list of the things we want to do most that are most likely to get us where we want to be. Balancing Act it is, but hey, we've had lots of practice. Habits are hard to stop. Mile long to do lists that are more like wish lists, if I had unlimited time, what would I do? Better to make a much shorter list of the things we want to do most that are most likely to get us where we want to be. Balancing Act it is, but hey, we’ve had lots of practice.

]]> By: Karlyn http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Karlyn Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:21:22 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1535 Eileen, No matter what age, I think this sounds like a great way to start out the new year, planning, setting goals and making it happen. It's so nice to get that fresh start. Eileen, No matter what age, I think this sounds like a great way to start out the new year, planning, setting goals and making it happen. It’s so nice to get that fresh start.

]]> By: Wendy Y. Bailey http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Wendy Y. Bailey Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:37:06 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1534 I love this post, Eileen! I'm knocking on the door of 50 at 46. Your post truly highlights the stuff that makes us awesomely power. I appreciate the pie chart exercise as I revisit the various areas of my life and business. THANKS so much for reminding me that I, too, am a "fully formed woman with the gifts of age and perspective." I'm ready to shine! WOOHOO! I love this post, Eileen! I’m knocking on the door of 50 at 46. Your post truly highlights the stuff that makes us awesomely power. I appreciate the pie chart exercise as I revisit the various areas of my life and business. THANKS so much for reminding me that I, too, am a “fully formed woman with the gifts of age and perspective.” I’m ready to shine! WOOHOO!

]]> By: Pam Archer http://feistysideoffifty.com/2009/01/02/women-over-fifty%e2%80%94your-balancing-act-in-%e2%80%9809/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Pam Archer Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:36:20 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=370#comment-1533 Even though I preach "balance" all the time, I need this reminder for myself. I am frantic trying to get ready for our biggest bridal expo of the year, and am hours behind..yet here I sit. LOL You are an inspiration and one of my favorite people! Even though I preach “balance” all the time, I need this reminder for myself. I am frantic trying to get ready for our biggest bridal expo of the year, and am hours behind..yet here I sit. LOL You are an inspiration and one of my favorite people!

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