Balance...

Life is a tricky and delicate balance in so many ways. We need people, but on some level we have to be self-sufficient. There are endless and seemingly paradoxical examples of the intricacies we navigate in our lives. I like the yin-yang Chinese Philosophy, which describes how "opposite or contrary forces are actually complimentary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other... in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts." (ref. Wikipedia). Put another way, "the universe and everything in it is both constant and cyclical. One force dominates and then it is replaced by the opposing force. This activity continues constantly and repeats itself over time." (ref. feng-shui.lovetoknow.com). So I guess we should know and expect life to be cyclical and to include the "light and the dark" or the "highs and lows"... I still say knowing and expecting the dark or low times doesn't make them any easier, but maybe it makes the highs higher? Hopefully the awareness gives our lives more meaning. Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl