Is it possiable to have balance during exam season?
I am writing this as a question I myself have. Is it possiable to have balance during the exam season? Am I and so many others putting excess pressure on themselves to find balance when maybe it cannot be achieved.
The last few weeks of my life have been a rollercoaster. I went from having time to go for walks and hour long workouts, coffees with friends and maybe a yoga class on the weekend to 20-minute workouts and hours in the library becoming the new norm. I find myself looking for ways to outsource aspects of my life I simply have no time for. But there is some things you can simply not outsource. Self-care and rest is one of them.
As woman, students, employees and friends we have so many expectations on us. To be productive but take care of yourself. To look good but not spend too much time on your apearance cause you have more important things to do. To not socially isolate yourself but the guilt of socialising plagues you on weekends. This has been really bothering me lately and whats bothered me more is seeing the expectations my friends and fellow students also place on themself. So can you really have balance or is the expectation of balance causing more harm than good.
My conclusion that I'm still working on is that there are seasons in our lives when the balance is swayed and a juggle. An element is releasing some of these expectations and being ok with not having balance at the moment. But identifying the things that you require to survive and not burn out, the non-negotiables. For me this may mean accepting I have 30 minutes to workout three days a week but making sure I alway get at least 8-hours sleep. It could mean having the quickest morining routine that has ever occured and looking like a socially acceptable hobo but taking time to slowly drink my coffee while I work. I guess my point is that we need to accept that there are periods in our life where balance is not attainable and a unfair expectation. It can mean that maybe our balance looks difference to the norm and thats ok. Do what you can without guilt or fear, your doing your best.
The last few weeks of my life have been a rollercoaster. I went from having time to go for walks and hour long workouts, coffees with friends and maybe a yoga class on the weekend to 20-minute workouts and hours in the library becoming the new norm. I find myself looking for ways to outsource aspects of my life I simply have no time for. But there is some things you can simply not outsource. Self-care and rest is one of them.
As woman, students, employees and friends we have so many expectations on us. To be productive but take care of yourself. To look good but not spend too much time on your apearance cause you have more important things to do. To not socially isolate yourself but the guilt of socialising plagues you on weekends. This has been really bothering me lately and whats bothered me more is seeing the expectations my friends and fellow students also place on themself. So can you really have balance or is the expectation of balance causing more harm than good.
My conclusion that I'm still working on is that there are seasons in our lives when the balance is swayed and a juggle. An element is releasing some of these expectations and being ok with not having balance at the moment. But identifying the things that you require to survive and not burn out, the non-negotiables. For me this may mean accepting I have 30 minutes to workout three days a week but making sure I alway get at least 8-hours sleep. It could mean having the quickest morining routine that has ever occured and looking like a socially acceptable hobo but taking time to slowly drink my coffee while I work. I guess my point is that we need to accept that there are periods in our life where balance is not attainable and a unfair expectation. It can mean that maybe our balance looks difference to the norm and thats ok. Do what you can without guilt or fear, your doing your best.
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