Are you a fanatic?No, really. Is there something that you do that has taken over your time and energy?
Life is full of responsibilities. As parents, partners, employees, children, siblings or pet owners, we have duties. But our goal as an excellent human is to fulfill our roles while maintaining a balanced life. And, although it may take a bit of creative juggling, it's generally quite possible to do so.
One of
interesting things about duty is that it has a way of making us go to extremes. Sometimes we choose to avoid a particular duty altogether. Other times we start off with best of intentions, but somehow end up going overboard.
Think about it. Whether it's work, money, relationships, health and fitness, sex, or happiness, we know people who have become fanatics about one particular area to point that they ignore others.
Nothing should be all-consuming. NOTHING. If you find yourself devoting more time and energy to one area than most others combined, you need to take a good look at WHY you have taken a duty, converted it into a passion, and then catapulted it into your avoidance technique of choice.
