Spring has a funny way of making us look around and notice what has been sitting there for far too long. The cupboard we keep avoiding. The drawer full of things we forgot we owned. The clothes that no longer fit, the paperwork we do not need and the random collection of stuff we keep moving from one place to another because dealing with it feels harder than leaving it there. Our minds can become exactly the same. Over time, we collect thoughts, worries, expectations, grudges

"Find balance." It is advice we hear all the time. We are encouraged to create the perfect balance between work and family, health and ambition, giving and receiving, rest and productivity. It sounds like the ideal way to live, yet for most people it feels completely unattainable. The truth is, life is not balanced. There are seasons when work demands more of us. There are seasons when our health needs to come first. There are times when our family requires all of our attenti