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Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life's Uneven Surfaces
1. Believe in the Big2. Be Faithful in the Little3. Enjoy the Journey4. Endure the Adventure5. Embrace Each Moment6. Be Joyful in Hope7. Be Patient in Affliction8. Be Faithful in Prayer9. Hit Pause10. Listen Well11. Rest Well12. Don’t Endure Life Alone13. Select Times to Be Alone14. Forgive Everyone of Everything15. Agree to Disagree16. View Obstacles as Opportunities17. Don’t Trust Your Feelings18. Cry When You Need To19. Laugh Often20. Don’t Be Controlled by Past Hurts21. Serve the Right Way in the Right Place for the Right Reasons22. Leave the Right Way at the Right Time for the Right Reasons23. Allow Time for Grief24. Celebrate Regularly and Appropriately25. Exercise the Body and the Brain26. Care but Don’t Carry27. Seek Help28. Schedule Time for Nothingness29. Give Thanks30. Love Everybody Everywhere31. Live in the Divine RomanceThirty-one is an odd number.
That is how life is. Odd. Not even or simple or predictable.
Estimated time of arrival is just that, it is estimated. Expectations are not always met.
I want a balanced and structured plan. I want to stick with the plan and complete it. I want to then move on to the next plan and complete it. Early. Successfully.
But as I walk toward that goal, the sidewalk ends. As I swim toward the shore, the waves intensify. As I believe this is the day or the week or the month or the year, my schedule doesn’t have the final word.
The perfectly structured and balanced life I thought I wanted and needed isn’t realistic or effective or healthy. So, instead of waiting for the external world to calm down, I am learning to adjust to life’s lack of steadiness. I keep a list of ways I can find balance in the uneven surfaces of life. I am including many of them in these stories and thoughts.
They help me adjust to how life is. I hope they help you adjust to how life is.
Equilibrium is about finding our own balance.
“Chris Maxwell is nothing if not creative, but his is that particularly winsome brand of creativity that causes the reader to see it, whatever it is, from a different angle. We live a dark and confusing world. Maxwell’s prose and his poetry are just the antidote you’ve been looking for—creative, a bit capricious, and wonderfully uplifting.”
—-Mark Rutland, Executive Director, National Institute of Christian Leadership
That is how life is. Odd. Not even or simple or predictable.
Estimated time of arrival is just that, it is estimated. Expectations are not always met.
I want a balanced and structured plan. I want to stick with the plan and complete it. I want to then move on to the next plan and complete it. Early. Successfully.
But as I walk toward that goal, the sidewalk ends. As I swim toward the shore, the waves intensify. As I believe this is the day or the week or the month or the year, my schedule doesn’t have the final word.
The perfectly structured and balanced life I thought I wanted and needed isn’t realistic or effective or healthy. So, instead of waiting for the external world to calm down, I am learning to adjust to life’s lack of steadiness. I keep a list of ways I can find balance in the uneven surfaces of life. I am including many of them in these stories and thoughts.
They help me adjust to how life is. I hope they help you adjust to how life is.
Equilibrium is about finding our own balance.
“Chris Maxwell is nothing if not creative, but his is that particularly winsome brand of creativity that causes the reader to see it, whatever it is, from a different angle. We live a dark and confusing world. Maxwell’s prose and his poetry are just the antidote you’ve been looking for—creative, a bit capricious, and wonderfully uplifting.”
—-Mark Rutland, Executive Director, National Institute of Christian Leadership
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2022
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October 3, 2022
Line after line in "Equilibrium" is worth highlighting. Sometimes I had to stop myself because otherwise I'd highlight the entire book! For example: "Approach God's throne. His throne of grace. Pursue that place, that Person, that environment, that altar, that closet, that confession with confidence. Like walking toward a place you've been before, where you know the way in. Like diving in that pool where you know the water's temperature. Like sitting in a grandfather's lap knowing he'll tell you a story while you eat chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-ice-cream. Like running to see a father you're sure will welcome your invasion." p. 77.
Maxwell's voice is kind and gentle guiding readers along a pathway to peace. "Equilibrium" offers a road to comfort in this chaotic world.
Maxwell's voice is kind and gentle guiding readers along a pathway to peace. "Equilibrium" offers a road to comfort in this chaotic world.
April 18, 2022
Much needed read
Who doesn't need to find balance ? This book was a pleasure to read. My intention was to read one chapter a day, like a devotion for the month. I read it in a third of that time. I needed to be reminded to take time and enjoy the moments, really listen to the conversations, and rest in God's love. Who would have thought a
chapter about a cow would help me find balance?
Definitely need to read this book.
Who doesn't need to find balance ? This book was a pleasure to read. My intention was to read one chapter a day, like a devotion for the month. I read it in a third of that time. I needed to be reminded to take time and enjoy the moments, really listen to the conversations, and rest in God's love. Who would have thought a
chapter about a cow would help me find balance?
Definitely need to read this book.
June 7, 2022
Fantastic book. Extremely applicable, easy to follow, deep thinker that doesnt take all your brain to contemplate. A must read for anyone needing peace in life, regardless of religion or life stage.
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