..'flexible restraint'..

..these two words don't seem to belong together..

flexible- adaptive or variable

restraint- the ability to control..restrict or limit

..yet today i heard this phrase and it really got me thinking..

..life is about balance..

..we hopefully are taught from a very young age the difference between right and wrong..

..and now as adults we have a continual battle

of what areas of our life we need to learn to adapt and be flexible..

and on the contrary what parts we need to control..

for example..

parenting a 17 years and 10 1/2 month old requires

...'flexible restraint'..

..honestly.. its hard to know how to adapt your parenting of a young adult..

..as she still lives with us she has rules to follow out of respect for us as parents

..and we are also trying to give her more responsibility as she is growing up..

..ahhhhhh!!!

..'flexible restraint'..

..another example that was relayed to me today..

(for those of you that don't know.. i am back at WW..weight watchers)

..our gorgeous leader was talking today

about having a balance between..

..eating healthy foods the majority of the time..

..yet allowing for the occasional treat..

..after all..its hard to be 'good' all the time..

..'flexible restraint'..

hence.. life has to involve balance..

..whether it be the time we spend with family verses time spent with our friends..

..the amount we work or study compared with the time we take for ourselves..

..flexible restraint..

..even the way we conduct our selves in our close relationships..

..its important to be able to give and adapt in certain areas..

..but crucial to not forsake our values or who we really are!

..flexible restraint..

..can be mastered.

..its all about balance and at the end of the day being willing to

give a little without giving it all x