Let us sit over our stories of how pathetically busy we all are, of how we are somehow struggling with the day’s woes and responsibilities and still managing time for social networking but helplessly not for the five year old soul who may be widely awake for a glimpse of her father, or maybe for the mommy dearest who manages to catch the re-runs of the already watched television series to prevent sleep sliding on her so that she can see you coming through the door after a hard day’s toil and be worried and evidently says , ‘Why so stressed, child?’. We actually think it is important to desperately prove that we are all important. This age-long dichotomy of maintaining a safe distance between work and personal life has been a reason of worry for almost all. Either the boss complains or the family members complain and stuck is the common man/woman with his/her renewable energy source called time. Therefore friendly advice to keep both intact are mentioned below:-
- Sort out the two which are equally important and prioritise. Both professional as well as personal demands its share of the flesh and pound and affection, therefore avoiding one doesn’t make sense rather increases reasons to worry more. It is rather suggested to think how both can be given time to and managed even if certain compromises are allowed.
- It’s time that one should stop fidgeting about older issues or impulsive decisions that were made which have led either to problems cropping up within the family or in the office. Stick to the basics and give time to life as well. Being workaholic doesn’t always end up in comfortable and splurging lifestyle rather one end’s up losing their identity.
- Can one really recall when was the last time the whole family had lunch together or made an outing? Not really. Even if that becomes straining physically , spending time with the one’s you love and claim as family can be really magic at times allowing you to forget the work hassles for some time and also helps to get relaxed. Surprising the family makes a great idea for balancing both lives.
- Work is important for the financial stability in one’s life and should be done with the same enthusiasm as spending lovely moments back home with near and dear ones. Work tensions and environmental hazards are unavoidable but it is best not to take them along to home and definitely not in front of toddlers or children. When plans fall out make them understand the reason with justification rather than make you a sympathetic fool out of nowhere. The whole world runs on this phenomenon, and, therefore, it is the way how things end up working.
- Kids growing up and missing the presence of the main person from their childhood are the worst part of this work-life tussle. Try as much as possible to make at least the best of the spare time to give it to the family member especially growing Kids. They need it for their proper mental nourishment and upbringing. It is necessary that working parents realize the importance of real touch and connectivity of the kids to their origins or roots, and not even the best of crèches or the playhouse can provide them the family atmosphere and warmth.
- Sometimes it is also important to actually get a half hour spare for oneself. Absolutely writing oneself away for the balancing home and work is not really asking for. Therefore, keep aside some time for self-accounting and reflections so that the whole system starts working again on the project called balancing life.
- An emergency can be called for both works as well as personal life. Rather denying the fact that one should keep work away at home, we should be considerate in case of helpless situations where there is dire need of one individual. These times calls for decision making where there is no hierarchical partiality exist, but the need of the hour should be the call for one.
So much of haste is not doing any good to us. In fact, we are being more prey to the churning jaws of thousand diseases and much such unwanted crap. It is okay if you cannot top the rat race one day. Or it is okay if you didn’t end up meeting your son one night while going to bed because deals were to be done back at the office. We eventually have to slow down and let things flow at times and just watch life happen and stop rushing everything together at the same time.