Diana Pappas
high tea
They tell you that life is about balance, and the word makes you think of peace, serenity, acceptance. You imagine a bird gliding on the wing, or a boat drifting on a quiet lake. You think something is wrong with you if you do not experience this sense of grace, this seemingly effortless poise. There are too many forces pushing and pulling you, you can feel them every time you move. You lackbalance.
What they should tell you is to check your physics books. Balance is not rest. It is not quietude. It is what happens when all of the shoving and tugging and swirling and twisting forces in your life are equally matched, and for a moment there is what seems like deep silence but is really the hush in the eye of the storm.
Balance is delicate. It is buzzing with potential falls, screams, hurtles. It is always temporary, for balance is preceded by a struggle and followed by a crash. In between, they were right about one thing. Beauty reigns.
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