tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20515056.post113967881189641756..comments2023-10-29T07:53:13.709-07:00Comments on Twenty-something: Balance in WhiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20515056.post-1153501939462649602006-07-21T10:12:00.000-07:002006-07-21T10:12:00.000-07:00Your are Excellent. And so is your site! Keep up t...Your are Excellent. And so is your site! Keep up the good work. Bookmarked.<BR/><A HREF="http://mortgage.jgytra.be/mortgage_pre_approvals.html" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20515056.post-1141179130063001262006-02-28T18:12:00.000-08:002006-02-28T18:12:00.000-08:00Good call. There's no doubt that once I've had a ...Good call. There's no doubt that once I've had a chance to catch my breath, I'll be back in the pit throwin down.Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590211414694434321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20515056.post-1139777363135626732006-02-12T12:49:00.000-08:002006-02-12T12:49:00.000-08:00Balance is a great thing. It can be most satisfyin...Balance is a great thing. It can be most satisfying when life is emerging from chaos, from unsettled disorder, and the process of bringing your life back into balance coincides with returning some semblance of structure to existence. To use a somewhat nerdy metaphor, it is a lot like lifting your life up, imbuing it with potential energy. While it's possible simply to drop it again, releasing that energy in a satisfying 'thump', there's greater fascination in being creative - using intellect and elbow grease in a sort of engineering that can convert that energy into something even better. Falling weights can drive ancient, ornate clocks, for instance, or propel Pinewood Derby cars just quickly enough to claim a valuable prize.<BR/><BR/>Yet balance isn't always enough. There are times when imbalance can be not just exciting, but intoxicating. I'm reminded of the entry 'The Speed of Obsession', and being caught up, whirled out of balance on a maelstrom of emotional and physical activity. Even when obsession turns bad, when you're pining and confused, there can still be that sense that you're feeling alive in a way that simple balance can never match.<BR/><BR/>After a while, you realize the truth lies somewhere between - roller-coasters are exciting, but you can't live on a roller-coaster. It's the terror of being out of control that helps make regaining your balance seem so comforting and pleasant, and the stability of being in control that adds fire to a sudden decision to leap back into the flames; the knowledge that there's a warm bed and a stout roof on shore that makes it all the more tempting to swim out and brave the undertow.<BR/><BR/>Ideally, you can be master enough of your own life to know exactly when to push toward the edge - how far out of balance you can go before pulling yourself back. If my own experience is any guide, then you're going to miscalculate sometimes - so perhaps it's even better to have people around who care; people who are stable and certain enough to be able to pluck you out of the whirlpool and help bring you back to the shore when it's needed.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to see that your life is moving back toward balance, yet I smile when I think that it seems very possible that, even in the midst of that admirable progress, you still hear the siren call of the waves and wonder...<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>PauperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com