BALANCE

OFTEN UNREALISTICALLY PICTURED AS A WOMAN IN HIGH-END ACTIVEWEAR HOLDING A TREE POSE AT SUNRISE, OR PRESENTED AS THE METAPHORICAL PRIZE WAITING AT THE END OF A PERFECTLY COLOUR-CODED WEEKLY PLANNER, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THE NOTION OF BALANCE NEEDS A REBRAND. REAL LIFE IS LESS SYMMETRICAL, UNRAVELLING IN A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS TO-DO LIST COMPOSED OF SCHOOL WHATSAPP GROUPS, AGEING PARENTS, SUPERMARKET TRIPS, RISING BILLS, TRYING TO BOOK ANY FORM OF APPOINTMENT AND, OF COURSE, THE INESCAPABLE LURE OF A PHONE THAT IS NEVER QUITE FINISHED WITH US.

BY POLLY HUMPHRIS

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