Balancing Act

Yesterday I was divine balance.
Like many, I have difficulty getting balance in my life. But unlike many, my balance is heavily in favour of me, which while some people might be saying "I wish", like anything else can be too much of a good thing.
I am not good with self-discipline. If the choice is housework or reading, watching tv, doing anything else that I want to do, 9 times out of 10 the fun stuff wins out. But the not fun stuff does have to get done, eventually. I need to work on balancing that out.
But yesterday, I had a really good balance. I volunteered at the Relay for Life in Ancaster. My one sister, my dad, 2 of my aunts and I volunteered in the food tent. My mom got to sit at a table and be waited on, a priviledge her group has earned based on the amount of money they have raised. The day was a fantastic balance. Giving to the community, and to a worthy cause, but getting to spend social time with my family. My other sister, her husband and kids came by later, as did one of my cousins and her family. A mini family reunion in the middle of the Ancaster fairgrounds.
At the Relay for Life, they raise money by selling luminairies ( a candle in a while paper bag). You buy a paper bag, and can decorate it and write on it, to support a current victim or survivor of cancer, or to celebrate the life of and remember one who has be taken by this disease. How is that for balance? Supporting the cause, getting to flex creative muscles, and a good mixture of celebrating the good that exisits now, and reflecting on those lost.
We even had a good balance in the luminaries we bought.
We remember the courageous fights of Ali, Alma, and Terry, and mourn their passing.
We remember the courageous fights of Glenys and Kathy, and celebrate their life.