Balanced Life

In our day to day life, we keep doing various activities without thinking much about them. We even don't bother about how these activities affect our lives. Without thinking much, we spend too much time in office, clubs, parties etc., neglecting everything else. It results in imbalance in our lives, causing various issues.

If we want to live a happy and satisfied life, we need to have some kind of balance in our lives, of various elements.

For us to lead a happy and fulfilled life, the following elements, in no particular order, need to be addressed in our lives.

Financial

Though people say that money cannot buy happiness, we need to be aware that a minimum amount of money is essential for our various needs. Studies conducted on people shows that the level of happiness increases with increase in their income, till a certain level of income is reached; after that finance has not much relationship with happiness. We must try to increase our income so that we can not only meet all our current expenses but also save for our future. But it should not be our sole purpose in life, leaving aside everything else.

Personal

Each person is fond of various things, hobbies, activities, that gives him a meaning in life. Every one of us need to spend some amount of time on those activities, on a regular basis. Otherwise we will get bored of life and have no excitement. Such person cannot make himself or others happy. We need to keep ourselves happy, only then we can make people around us happier.

Also, each person needs to take care of his health, spend some time exercising, eating healthy food, keeping his mind positive.

Family

Each one of us have family members; parents, spouse, children, siblings, relatives. We need to spend some amount of time with them for a healthier family. Otherwise it may lead to problems.

Social

We are social animal and constantly need company of various types of people. We need to spend time with our friends, people in society, neighbours. We need to have a good dependable friend circle. We can turn to them in case of emergencies, specially when we are far away from our families. We need to contribute to the development and betterment of the society, it in turn helps us in being happy by providing a better environment. 

Striking a balance among these elements is very essential for our well-being and happiness, but it may not be that easy. It needs practice and time.

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