Being principle-centered as a pathway to life balance is a key element and vital concept to remember in thinking about how best to meet your challenges with your work and family. Of course not.
Marriage also is subject to the law of the harvest.
The key is alignment with principles. We control our actions, but the consequences that flow from those actions are controlled by principles. This is particularly true as we consider how to find a sense of balance between work and family. Now intellectually, this may not be hard to understand, but emotionally this is a tough idea because the social value system of most people is determined by some quick fix, some way of short-cutting this natural process. There is none.