Working as a freelancer or business owner in a creative field often gets a glamorous image attached to it, but the reality (as we all know) is often that it means long hours of grinding away all by ourselves. This video reminds us that there's more to life than just work and the key to happiness is finding balance.
Coming to you from Travel Feels, this great video examines a topic we probably don't address as much as we should. The culture around our work often encourages nonstop work to get to where one wants to go, and I think (to a degree) that that's a good attitude to have, as it's not the industry in which to be successful. On the same token, though, I think that if your work becomes your life, you're unlikely to be satisfied in the long run, no matter what measure of success you find in your endeavors. As the video details, I think it's important to invest one's self fully in their pursuits, but also never to lose sight of the importance of relationships, family, friendships, and hobbies outside creativity. Everything is a balance.
Lead image by Antoine Beauvillain, used under Creative Commons.
Pretty much a secular summation of what the Christian faith is about.