It's all about balance, I think....

What is a healthy balance, exactly?

Now, folks, I abhor it when people hit me with that “everything in moderation” crap. You see, to me, that's just another way of saying you have no intention of giving up your bad habits so you're just going to engage in them a little bit. You know. Not enough to kill you, but just enough to satisfy you. That seems like a cop-out to me. But I do believe in healthy balance for sure. And yes, there is a difference.

Hard work is good for you. Goofing off is good for you too. But neither one is good for you if you do it too much, or leave the other one out entirely. You feel me?

So when I talk about healthy balance, I'm talking about doing good things in moderation, not doing everything you want to in moderation. Because not everything you enjoy is good for you. Got it?

But wait, let's back that up. Because I want to assure you that in no way am I perfect in this department. There are plenty of things that are bad for me that I engage in, in moderation. The point is, though, I know that's not a good plan and I'm working on it. I'm not allowing myself the luxury of complete defeatism just yet.

I guess I'm just not built that way.

But neither am I perfect, as I said. Oh man, I sure wish I could live the way my Dad did sometimes. He pretty much always “stuck to his guns.” He really made sacrifices in order to assure that he was doing the right thing. Always.

But being as how I have not yet achieved the status of his greatness yet, I must humbly admit that some of my balance does include those bad habits. It's just that I know it shouldn't. You know?

I now find myself struggling to strike a good, healthy balance, by leaving behind those bad “everything in moderation” theories and striving to do better. It's a journey, folks. But I will get there.

And what I'm trying to say here is that I believe a healthy balance should not include unhealthy things. Do you agree? I'd really like to know.