Off Balance at Holiday Time
Balance for me isn't actually a 50/50 or "everything's in order" kind of experience. Notice that the center of this image is actually off-center! Balance is more often a dance, a flow, or the art of making it up in the moment.
Holiday season can make me think I should be "more together" than I feel I am. But those old judgment voices don't really help. I give thanks for the privilege of working with a terrific therapist who helps me remember to come back to gentle, not fictional, balance. My inner critic is sometimes too fierce... So, today I want to ask myself :
How am I honoring myself as a human being
showing up to life as it is?
I'm also drawn to these lines from the Art & Wisdom Card Deck booklet: “Following the wisdom of proportion,” and, “To live without too much or too little.”
What’s mine to share, in this hard time?
How can I include a wider community in my generosity?
What am I giving away that I might actually need to keep?
When is it nourishing to stop or slow down, or wait?
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Thanks for asking questions like these with me.
Thanks for supporting my work too, and I hope it supports you right back.
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