Balance: Finding One's Soul Amongst Technological Clutter In A Pandemic

By Katherine Grealis

Regardless of where you are in life, you need Balance! This book is a critical, but hopeful reflection on finding balance throughout life stages. Author Katherine Grealis pays close attention to technological clutter's impact, and the possibilities that the pandemic has both taken away and provided to our society.

This unique help book shares historical perspectives and insightful suggestions on how we can better cultivate attention, improve judgement, and find tranquility. Regardless of your personal or professional background, this is a deeply relevant book that will help you implement good habits. Everyone is at a different place in life's journey, and this book was written with that in mind. Don't wait to find Balance. Start today! This book is the perfect first step to help you achieve the life you desire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jan 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781667804033

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Balance © 2021 Katherine Grealis

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

ISBN (Print): 978-1-66780-402-6

ISBN (eBook): 978-1-66780-403-3

Katherine M. Grealis is a Nurse and Writer. She is a graduate of St. Luke’s School of Nursing, has a B.S. and M.S. from Boston University in Public Health and an Associate Management Degree from Harvard University. She has held Clinical, Administrative and Faculty positions. This is her Third book. She resides in Boston, Mass.

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Reflections

Introduction

Lifestages

Childhood

Young Adults

Adulthood

Older Adults

Pandemic/2020

A Different Plateau

Conclusion

Introduction

Are we ever in balance? New ideas, technological innovations, meeting new people, change our lives and bring results not expected. We are constantly sifting through this plethora of stimuli and experiences. How do we use our human gifts to bring Balance into our lives and world? At different stages of our lives, Childhood, Young Adults, Adulthood and as Older Adults what choices do we make and how do we begin to consider the most meaningful and effective ways to address the significant issues of our time.

Human beings are richly gifted with knowledge, critical thinking skills, imagination, and the capacity to dream but are we thoughtful and discerning in our choices in the time and value we allow technology into our Lives? Machines have instructions and efficiency. We have purpose and imagination. Machines cannot dream, we need to use our machines to turn our greatest dreams into reality. J. Bronowski, a noted humanist and scientist states in the Origin of Knowledge and Imagination man is unique because science and art are equally expressions of his plasticity of mind, compared to a computer that is carrying out a pre-set of actions in an inflexible sequence. Even in the everchanging technological world human beings bring special abilities, such as the ability to utter cognitive sentences and exercise knowledge and imagination. Our actions as adults as decision makers and as human beings are based on values, beliefs. How do we interpret strategies, balance opposing impulses? We shape our conduct by finding principles to guide us. We devise ethical strategies, balance opposing impulses that what is attractive in the short term is weighed in the Balance of our ultimate long-term satisfaction. J. Bronowski had optimism in human reason and the plasticity of the human mind to bring a message of Balance and harmony in our