Thoughts on life balance. Flipping the 80/20
You might say good life balance is achieved by helping others just as much as taking care of yourself - much like a 50/50 scenario. But for many of us, this is never achieved because we were taught or had it as an innate trait to put others first - more like 80/20 take care of others before self.
There's a lot going on right now. I’ve been doing a lot of observing. In honesty, to achieve life balance, for those that are typically “givers” more so than “receivers”, my advice is shoot for 80/20 taking care of yourself right now.
There's a lot to be done. If your lifeboat sinks, you won't be in a position to help anyone.
One last question I have is this.
Now that so much information has come out, what percent of people will still be heading out to get a flu shot or an RSV “vaccine” for their child this winter?
This would help serve as a gauge to me on: 1) are people getting it yet? and 2) are we still helping to inform people?
Also, if you’re willing to share, what has been your most successful way that you’ve informed others?
I don't know if it will be successful, but... I firmly believe that God gave me clear direction to rely on the immunity He gave me. I have prayed more about this decision than any in my life. The more I asked, the clearer the guidance came. I started to collect the Bible verses that came to me that spoke to the choice, the pressure and the coercion. I have copies of this list everywhere, and I had it, along with a prayer I wrote, beside me in all conversations with my employer prior to termination. I have added to it in the long months since termination. I just took those verses, categorized them and put them together in a book along with some reflections. I am going to give this book to a few family members. We will see where it goes.
This got added to the list this week: Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
I can say clearly and truthfully that the more I was forced to look into this decision, the more my mind was opened on other points. I will put my faith in God, and not the wisdom (science) of man.
I Corinthians 2:5 So that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
They let me know that they really have no time to involve themselves in these topics. They say they have left the pandemic behind them and they acknowledge that it was a lot of trial and error with the vaccines, among that a lot of error they concede. And that they may skip the current booster for their family, but only because for now they are good with several test- certified Covid infections. They are not interested in more information as they say they have more urgent problems to worry about, among which climate change and Ukraine. These are academically qualified people.