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his month, our issue is all about

balance, by which I don’t mean the

relentless quest for the perfect

‘work-life’ balance that we’re sold

• for me, a mythical nirvana and
  recipe for guilt and self-reprove as frankly it’s always a push-pull,
  usually in many directions. I mean, instead, the kind of life balance
  that makes us feel grounded, centred, content. This type of balance
  is, for me, like one of those old brass weighing scales, the ones that
  come with lots of dinky little weights that make it easy to make
  small adjustments. Work stress? Add a quarter of an ounce of
  sleep, half an ounce of yoga and a pinch of (note to self) asking-for-
  help. Parenting stress? Half an ounce of connecting with friends
  and a quarter of spending more time in nature... On one side of the
  scales is calm, contented me – on the other my worries, stresses,
  self-doubts. The scales are, of course, never still. Real life requires
  us to make these adjustments all the time. But when we view
  balance as a thing of flux we don’t ‘fail’ when things don’t go to
  plan, or stress creeps in. Instead, we give ourselves permission to
  reach for the small (but mighty) adjustments that will serve us best.
  This month’s features are full of simple tips to help you recentre,
  restore balance and find your flow. As always, I hope you find
  much to inspire you.

Finding

our flow

Kirstie Duhig, Editor