Balance between being informed about the world and being overwhelmed.
Balance between being close enough to others but not too close.
Between accepting our selves the way we are today, at this moment, and supporting our awareness and growth in ways that will benefit us.
Between activating for justice in the world and reaping the peace of our own small home.
And so we ebb and flow.
We wander out too far in one direction and then oscillate in the other. Learning that any push in any direction will result in instability, in increased sense of uncertainty.
And yet, learning to remain on the path of moderation in all things for the most part fosters stability and balance in all things.
So that when difficult external circumstances happen, we are well rooted and solid, as we are impacted, as we respond.
We say 'Yes, yes this unasked for event is what is happening right now.'
We feel fear, we watch as we experience anger, worry, tension. We watch as these emotions move fluidly through us.
We say ' Here is a feeling. Here is a thought.' We remember that we are not that thought. Our life is not that feeling.
Instead, we are a conduit for life, as we slowly learn and relearn to make choices, and craft responses to circumstance, that provide as much stability as possible.
We respond as a tree to rough wind, and then when the winds pass, we settle back down once again.
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