A Balanced Life

BALANCE

It is my aim to lead a balanced life, one of emotional, spiritual, physical and societal balance.


Not such an easy task most days.  How many of us can balance it all on our own?  That persistent ache that keeps pulling you back from a balanced set of exercises, the persistent puppy that keeps me from a balanced time of work. . . Ah, perhaps that is not true.  It seems the puppy forces me to balance my time away from the keyboard with some time outside breathing the fresh air and observing the grass grow, and, of course, getting my share of furry love too.  Perhaps the persistent ache keeps one from going too far off balance by over-exercising and re-focuses the vision on the reasons for the ache, the imbalance of skeletal use.


Nothing in life is constant fluff and peace. We learn life by torment and turmoil. We learn love by pain. We learn value by loss. 


I find Asian styles fascinating.  They are beautifully balanced in all elements, laden with lessons for living. Perhaps we Westerners should contemplate the Eastern forms of design and life to learn a better way to balance our life of over-consumption, over-indulgence, over-activity, over-achievement.


Are we over the top? Have we unbalanced ourselves to the point where we cannot right ourselves again? Or are we teetering on the brink and still capable of pulling our selves back to a balanced stance, one firmly planted in fairness, love and equality. 


I pray this is so.  Pray, pray for balance. 


– B