3. Life–work balance

I refuse to call it work–life. It should be life–work.

One of the most pernicious things about stress is the way we don’t notice how it switches our attention away from what we value and love in life until it’s too late. So here are some clues to work out if tension is stomping all over your life–work balance…

• Do you feel like your day is spent dealing with difficult people and difficult tasks?
• Do you feel that those you love don’t have a clue what’s going on with you and you don’t have a clue what’s going on with them?
• Do you regularly make time for activities that nourish your soul?
• Do you feel you could leave home and no one would notice you were gone until the mortgage had to be paid?