The Middle Way: Finding Balance in Daily Life

Every day we are faced with countless choices. Some of those choices will be made unconsciously, meaning you won’t even realize you’ve chosen one path over the other. Yet, at some point in the past, you did make a choice that is influencing your decisions in the present and possibly causing you to feel out of balance. That’s why it’s so important to cultivate a sense of awareness about what you are doing in the moment. Consciously taking time to stop, pause for a breath and notice what is happening around you will allow you to be fully present and assess the best choices for you now. Mindful choices are grounded firmly in the current circumstances, not a reaction to past beliefs and experiences. Mindful choices also take into account the most balanced way to move forward – a way