Transparency

I've been thinking about being "transparent" in life. To me, being transparent means being open, honest, and letting others see what's truly going on in your life- even when it's painful. My $1/day budget was difficult for me, and I didn't always want to share my struggles with the world. Also, admitting that I didn't know how to live on a budget was difficult for me to come to terms with. However, I found peace in knowing that I had nothing to hide and the accountability that comes along with being transparent really helped me keep things in perspective.

I've realized that I want to live a more transparent life. My 30th birthday is just around the corner, and I'm not excited about it. For some reason, each birthday makes me stop and evaluate my life. I've been checking in on my personal goals, and there are a lot of goals that I am nowhere near meeting. I understand that in order to meet one goal, you sometimes need to put other things on hold. But how do you regain balance after that? I think that is my biggest question in life. How do you regain and keep balance in life? I typically find myself teetering between one goal or another, or one crisis or another, and I'd like to have more balance. If anyone has any tips or words of wisdom, please share.