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We hear all the time that you must find balance in your life. The more and more I think about this, the more and more I don't like the word balance. I do not think it accurately reflects what is possible in the real world. The reason for this is because someone asked me the other day what I would do if I found out someone in my immediately family had a terminal illness. I then asked myself would I work as much as I do now? Would I dedicate as much time to my social life as I do now? Or, would I want to spend as much time as possible with my loved one? We all know what the answer should be in this series of questions.

What this person was asking me meant is would family be more important than work or social at that point in your life? The answer for most people would be yes. This means that your family life would be weighted more than the other areas of your life. This is the exact opposite of balance. Balance insinuates that everything is equally weighted in your life all the time. There is no way this is possible. Not only is the above situation plausible, there are an infinite number of scenarios that can cause one area to be more important than another.

So let's all agree to stop using the word balance and start using the word harmony. Harmony means that as things ebb and flow, we consistently keep the right perspective. It means that we know things are out of whack sometimes and we need to work diligently to get them back to "Homeostasis."

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I recently got home from a two week trip/vacation and realized I forgot to take out the trash before I left. When I opened the lid to the trashcan to take the garbage outside, hundreds of fruit flies were unleashed like a biblical plague into my house.

Most of you probably know by now that we have a new associate with us. He is working closely with me as he learns the ropes of the pharmacy and retirement planning world. That means he is working in my office. We have been trying to work while combatting this army of fruit flies. We have deployed many different tactics: swatting, smashing, vinegar and dishsoap (Tyler told me this would work but I am still skeptical), opening the door and waving them out, and many others. NOTE: if you have any thoughts or ideas please let me know.

You are probably wondering why I am writing about this. There are some lessons that pharmacy owners can take from this unfortunate series of events.

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