Choosing Ease over DIS:EASE
How do we find the path to a balanced life
Dog walking in the rain does have its benefits. Especially when my hounds aren’t up to any mischief, I’m able to think clearly and consider what I need to achieve in my day to find some balance. Apart from the fact it takes me a good hour to dry both ridgebacks, clean out the car of sodden towels and remove half a field of mud and grass - I’m usually sat at my desk with a rather strong coffee by 830am.
Most of you who have been following my journey will know I’m a huge campaigner for striving to live a life with ‘ease’, even if at times my life can seem rather hectic and topsy turvy. On my walk, I was pondering over the word ‘ease’, really studying its meaning. It struck me how so many of us, if we’re really honest, would admit that we live our lives with a '‘lack of ease’, which basically means ‘dis ease’. This thought stoped me in my tracks.
Simply put, if we don’t consciously choose a life of ease, we unknowingly fall into a state of dis:ease. But what does this mean, and how can…