So much of the time it feels like we are juggling, struggling to keep everything up in the air. There isn’t time or space to set everything down. But perhaps if we were able to stack things ever so carefully there could be a moment of breath, a moment of pure balance.
What helps you to find balance when things are hectic?
Flowers and butterflies have of course evolved, like all beings, to maximize their chances for reproductive success—the fact that they are beautiful is merely an artifact. Unless you are enjoying their beauty, in which case it could just as well be entirely for your delight.
What beauty do you experience as a gift?
It’s easy to get cramped in body or mind, to let yourself fold into the shape of typing at a computer or an old argument. We are healthier if we remember to stretch, to push ourselves out of our old ruts.
What is your favorite way to expand your mind or your body?
“Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.”
―Mother Teresa
What lesson are you glad to have learned, although you didn’t like it at the time?
