Balance

What is balance? How much is enough? How much is too much? Where is the balance?

Balance is constantly changing. We can't "lock in" balance. Because balance is a point on an ever changing continuum called life. Life and experience. As we move, grow, shift, morph, the weight on one side changes. In order to keep balance, we need to move again, grow again, shift again, morph again, finding a new point of balance until the next time. Which is already now.

Part of keeping in balance is learning to be fluid enough with the change factor, without giving up elements that keep us stable. And of course, to be fluid enough to recognize when that which was helping us stay in balance begins to actually throw us out of balance.

So we dance the balance dance. And don't be afraid to fall, because that's part of it too. Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen said "Standing is having learned how to fall in all directions." By falling we learn about opposing forces, counter forces, and how to ride the line between push and shove, light and heavy, good and bad, you and me.

Oh balance, ye fickle bitch! Watch me fall!