Balance & Simplicity

As I was crawling into bed at 11 p.m. last night, I thought, "I have got to find a balance." That's just how I have felt lately...unbalanced. And for no specific reason, either. Nothing has changed in my routine or workload or homework load, so I have no idea why I feel this way. However, in the last couple of weeks I have also thinking about simplicity and I've been feeling the urge to simplify. I guess that both of those pieces kind of tie together, but I just want to be better at both. I want to clean all of the "extra" stuff out of my house and simplify. I want to make sure that my daily living routine is balanced and as simple as can be. I want my thoughts and my words and my actions to be simple. You see, with the loss of my friend, Michelle, last month, it's just really put into perspective what's important in life. And maybe that's why I've felt unbalanced...because the things that are truly important have been kind of clouded and covered because of all of the other everyday activities that are going on. Just having that thought makes me feel sad. I don't want my life to be that way. I don't want to be that way. I want to daily think about the things that are truly important and to realize how privileged I am! And I want to be more grateful for my place. It's nothing spectacular or grand, but it's where I'm meant to be and I want to appreciate that more. I hope for this for all of you, too!! :)