Busy but Balanced: Practical and Inspirational Ways to Create a Calmer, Closer Family

by Mimi Doe

The ideas in Busy but Balanced are for the people who need them the most-those of us out in the world putting our longings, goals, and ideas into action and balancing that with creating a nourishing home and deeply connecting with our children. It's not about giving up desire but, instead, creating a right relationship with all aspects of ourselves and our world. Rather than breathlessly grasping at the shards of our lives, we can boldly and calmly expand to embrace all aspects of it-alert and relaxed.

A mother of two young children expressed what many of us "I want a simple life; I want a busy life. I don't want it cluttered with junk, but I want it vibrant. My relationship is with my family, and I want that at the core of my life; but I also want meaningful work. My family is forever so I want that to thrive, but I want the day in and day out at work to be good too."

Fear of change locks many of us into rote living-treadmill days. Busy but Balanced, a practical and inspirational guide, will help you take action month by month, manage change, even invite it in, to create a full life lived with no regrets. Making choices allows you to live sanely with more joy, energy, and success-without sacrifice.
---From the Introduction

Genres: Parenting, Self Help

240 pages, Hardcover

First published November 10, 2001

Reviews

[Susan Storm]

This book has a lot of practical, easy ways to incorporate special moments into a busy schedule, and also ways to show your children you care. Having read many parenting books like this one, I do realize that no parenting book has all the answers...but reading this will give you a lot of good ideas and a lot of encouragement.

[Nancy]

Introduction:Seize the Day- Calmly
Mimi Doe's book reads like a journal and is organized around the seasons. Insightful and wise, she brings you back to the core values of parenting with tips and resources.

[Shannon]

I only read the chapter for "November". To be honest, this would be a great book to own and refer to each month. Use it for reflection and "centering", but to read it all the way through, well I just couldn't do it so I returned it t the library.

[Jen]

Nice to pick up when I'm going to bed ... insightful suggestions for how to make family life more balanced and meaningful.

[Claudia]

This is a book I turn to every now and then. It's filled with inspirational ideas and activities for the family.

[Amy]

LOVED. Helped me crystallize my thoughts and parenting approach and philosophies.