WELCOME November 6, 2000 Issue

To Our Readers

William G. Dawley

A friend of mine works for a nonprofit organization in Manhattan. She told me an interesting story about one of her co-workers who lives on the New Jersey shore and has quite a commute. This woman's husband drives her to the water shuttle—about five minutes. She takes the shuttle to Manhattan—about one hour. She gets off the boat at Wall Street and 34th Street, takes the cross-town bus through morning traffic—half an hour. Then she walks about five blocks to her office in midtown. After work it's a similar routine.

What keeps this woman going? First, she's committed to her work. Second, she's committed to her family and wants them to have the benefits of suburban living. Does she have a "balanced" life? In her eyes, yes. But, of course, what one terms a balanced life is a matter of perspective.

Some people think that a balanced life means something like eight hours for work, four or so hours for the family, and the rest for sleep time and weekends. That's one perspective. Then there are those who don't necessarily conform to the "normal" pattern of work, home, leisure.

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