How Well Do You Handle the 3-Ring Circus of Life?

The nature of our existence is a balancing act

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Honestly, on most days it feels like I’m juggling a dozen plates while dancing backward on roller skates.

Schedules, deadlines, writing projects, zoom calls, household tasks, unfinished errands, an endless traffic jam of email and unanswered phone calls — all yapping puppies nipping at my heels. Not to mention paying the bills, planning healthy meals, tending the garden, kissing my husband, and feeding my soul.

All of life’s necessities and diversions are circling in front of me, swiftly shifting from hand-to-hand while I pray everything maintains momentum and flow. And in the chaos, I whisper a desperate plea to the universe for guidance in keeping my balance until the swirling dervish eventually quiets down and I can take a deep breath.

But in truth, the stillness rarely arrives.

And if I think about it, maybe that’s the point — and the purpose. Because if everything stalled and came to rest, what would I do with all my time and energy?

My hands would sit idle, twitching for another plate. My brain — left to its own thoughts — would question my very existence. My feet would begin tingling, aching for a smooth surface to glide…