The Thought Process

​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've always been stuck on two words: balance, and nirvana.

​

One feels practical — something you're supposed to manage, like a calendar or a budget. The other feels distant — something reserved for people who've meditated for decades. I wasn't sure either one applied to me.

​

Balance Nirvana started on an ordinary day, if I'm honest — somewhere between an inbox I couldn't clear and my kid asking for five more minutes of my attention. I wasn't calm. I wasn't grounded. I was just tired, and pretending not to be.

​

So this space isn't a plan for how to fix that. It's where I write down what I notice — the moments I get impatient, the times I take over instead of stepping back, the small repairs I make after I've gotten it wrong.

​

I don't have this figured out. I'm not trying to sound like I do.

If any of this sounds familiar, stay a while. Read one. See if it lands.

​

Welcome to balance nirvana — one honest, ordinary day at a time.