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Other days this means I focus entirely on home improvement. Living a balanced life does not mean that every day will contain equal amounts of every important activity. It may mean that some days—or even whole periods of our lives—are heavily weighted toward one or two things, while other worthy activities sit on the sidelines. If we strive to answer the demands of each particular day and take time at regular intervals to reevaluate whether each activity is still needful and at which cadence, we will be guided towards those things that are needful at each season of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIronically, while in the development stage of this painting, I had to rebalance my elements several times. At first my figure was too small. Then his stack of items was too tall. Next the plates have to be readjusted. Then I noticed that the orientation of the tulip in the border felt wrong. Finally, balancing the colors and values for the finished painting proved difficult. 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