Quotes about Balance

I train with a serious attitude, and when I am having time off, I hope to be respected as well.

I'm trying to move a little more toward literary fiction while still retaining a popular feel.

I have a full and satisfying life. My work and my family are very important to me.

As for the American child's classic problem - too much mother, too little father - that would be cured by an equalization of parental responsibility.

What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply mean mental activity.

emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable. It is not possible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

Christian spirituality, without an integration of emotional health, can be deadly—to yourself, your relationship with God, and the people around you.

Can we really love our neighbors well without loving ourselves?

the overall health of any church or ministry depends primarily on the emotional and spiritual health of its leadership.

taking care of the tasks of life. We know we have found our balance when we are so deeply rooted in God that our activity is marked by the peaceful, joyful, rich quality of our contemplation.

In what ways does my current pace of life and leadership enhance or diminish my ability to allow God's will and presence full scope in my life?

Few killer viruses are more difficult to discern than this one. On the surface all appears to be healthy and working, but it's not. All those hours and hours spent lost in one Christian book after another . . . all those many Christian responsibilities outside the home or going from one seminar to another . . . all that extra time in prayer and Bible study. . . . At times we use these Christian activities as an unconscious attempt to escape from pain. In