{"id":6358,"date":"2024-02-27T14:03:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/?p=6358"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:03:16","slug":"words-of-2020-balance-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/words-of-2020-balance-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Words of 2020: Balance &#038; Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n <br \/>\n <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <em><br \/>\n   For me, 2020 is all about intentions. And these words are going to help me throughout the year.<br \/>\n  <\/em>\n <\/p>\n<p>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15822 size-full\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Words of 2020: Balance &amp; Be\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.itscasualblog.com\/blog\/words-of-2020-balance-be\/\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1170\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-83-scaled.jpg?w=1560 1560w\" width=\"780\"\/><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15826 size-full\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Words of 2020: Balance &amp; Be\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.itscasualblog.com\/blog\/words-of-2020-balance-be\/\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1170\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-143-scaled.jpg?w=1560 1560w\" width=\"780\"\/><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15823 size-full\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Words of 2020: Balance &amp; Be\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.itscasualblog.com\/blog\/words-of-2020-balance-be\/\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"520\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?resize=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-93-scaled.jpg?w=2340 2340w\" width=\"780\"\/><br \/>\n  <img alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15821 size-full\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Words of 2020: Balance &amp; Be\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.itscasualblog.com\/blog\/words-of-2020-balance-be\/\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1170\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-75-scaled.jpg?w=1560 1560w\" width=\"780\"\/><br \/>\n  <img alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15825 size-full\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Words of 2020: Balance &amp; Be\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.itscasualblog.com\/blog\/words-of-2020-balance-be\/\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1170\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-126-scaled.jpg?w=1560 1560w\" width=\"780\"\/><br \/>\n  <img alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15824 size-full\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Words of 2020: Balance &amp; Be\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.itscasualblog.com\/blog\/words-of-2020-balance-be\/\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1170\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itscasualblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191206_dana_westvillage-113-scaled.jpg?w=1560 1560w\" width=\"780\"\/>\n <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  Last week,<br \/>\n  <strong><br \/>\n   <em><br \/>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itscasualblog.com\/blog\/setting-intentions-not-resolutions\/\"><br \/>\n     I mentioned that I picked a few words to bring me through the new year<br \/>\n    <\/a><br \/>\n   <\/em><br \/>\n  <\/strong><br \/>\n  . I picked them based off some recent life changes as well as what I want to come in 2020 and beyond. I decided that I\u2019m going to go in more depth about why I picked each word for this year.\n <\/p>\n<h3>\n  balance<br \/>\n <\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  This word gets thrown around a lot, but life truly is all about balance. In 2020, there are so many areas that I want to both<br \/>\n  <em><br \/>\n   continue<br \/>\n  <\/em><br \/>\n  and<br \/>\n  <em><br \/>\n   improve<br \/>\n  <\/em><br \/>\n  the balance in my life.\n <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n   <strong><br \/>\n    Work<br \/>\n   <\/strong><br \/>\n   Obviously, I\u2019ve been balancing two jobs for a long time (almost 6 years to be exact). There are always things I can be doing better or more efficiently, so that\u2019s probably my biggest focus. I notice when I get into a slump or rut with work, my blog suffers because I just feel super unmotivated. I always have so many ideas for content, but often I just<br \/>\n   <strong><br \/>\n    don\u2019t<br \/>\n   <\/strong><br \/>\n   get things done in advance. And I should. Over the holiday break, I planned out and wrote all of my January content (with the exception of The Friday Edits). Since things were slower at work over the holidays, it was so nice to put my website and social media first.\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n   <strong><br \/>\n    Fitness<br \/>\n   <\/strong><br \/>\n   I\u2019ve always been pretty active. But I definitely get into these ruts where I just don\u2019t feel like working out. I obviously feel better when I sweat, but<br \/>\n   <strong><br \/>\n    getting<br \/>\n   <\/strong><br \/>\n   there is the biggest battle. Especially when I\u2019m busy at work and just want to go home after. This year, I want to create a better balance. And take classes that are<br \/>\n   <strong><br \/>\n    good<br \/>\n   <\/strong><br \/>\n   for my body. With my back issues, I realized there are two things I need more of: Yoga and core work. I\u2019m starting to really get into my yoga practice. I want to deepen my practice in 2020 to help mentally and physically, as well as do classes like DanceBody Sculpt to help strengthen my core \u2013 which will then improve my posture and decrease my back pain.\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n   <strong><br \/>\n    Social<br \/>\n   <\/strong><br \/>\n   I need to do a better job at balancing my social life. There are days I REALLY just don\u2019t want to do anything after work. And then I end up missing out on some really great times. I remember a few weeks ago, ALL of my old coworkers got together. I was at work a little bit later, and chose to go to a yoga class instead of seeing them. In 2020, I need to be more social and take advantage of being able to catch up with friends.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  And while we\u2019re on the topic of balance, I have a HUGE yoga goal: BALANCE poses. Right now, I\u2019m trying really hard to get crow pose down. So far, I\u2019m able to balance for about 2 seconds before losing it. By the end of the year, I want to be able to<br \/>\n  <strong><br \/>\n   <em><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/fitness\/How-Do-Crow-Pose-Headstand-42704579\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n     go from crow pose to a headstand<br \/>\n    <\/a><br \/>\n   <\/em><br \/>\n  <\/strong><br \/>\n  (and eventually back to crow and into chaturanga)!\n <\/p>\n<h3>\n  be<br \/>\n <\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  This word takes on so many meanings. I\u2019m focusing on just being present. I\u2019m often too caught up in things and never<br \/>\n  <strong><br \/>\n   truly<br \/>\n  <\/strong><br \/>\n  appreciate them. Whether I\u2019m making sure I get content for Instagram while I\u2019m out and about, or trying to watch a show but feel distracted by my phone (no joke, I have to rewind shows like 3-4 times per episode to catch up on something I\u2019ve missed)\u2026I need to learn how to simply just<br \/>\n  <strong><br \/>\n   be.<br \/>\n  <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n<p>\n  It sounds simple and easy, but it\u2019s not. I\u2019ve come to realize the smallest adjustments make big differences. And you have to be happy with the small wins. Ya know?\n <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  I was thinking about this over the holidays. Instead of taking pictures to immediately post to social media, I took them because I wanted to create memories with my loved ones. I wanted to be sure I documented happy times with my family. It\u2019s so nice to be able to go back and look through photos whenever I want and think about all of the fun\/happy memories I have with my family and friends!\n <\/p>\n<p>\n  Balance and Be are two words that I know I\u2019ll be referencing heavily throughout 2020. Be sure to check back in next week for the next two words!\n <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pretaprovost.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n   <em><br \/>\n    photos by allie provost<br \/>\n   <\/em><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n <\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For me, 2020 is all about intentions. And these words are going to help me throughout the year. Last week, I mentioned that I picked a few words to bring me through the new year . 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