Is balance the essential element to inner satisfaction and peace? - Part 1
Blog #14
I woke up at 3.30am wide awake with the urge to raid the fridge; out came a pot of Sally Sherman’s tuna salad. I polished it off and the urge continued, so the next thing meant feeling around suddenly stumbling over a box of egg matzos. I love European style unsalted butter on matzos. A cup of tea to down it and back to bed I went!
With food in my belly I hoped to sleep once again, but couldn’t, as I was still fully conscious. While I lay in bed wondering why I was so restless I thought to myself, ‘am I alright?’ A silly thing to think about as I felt great; never better! I couldn’t remember the last time I had raided the fridge, so it must be that I am writing this at four o’clock in the morning for a very good reason. While I lay there I became anxious to write about life.
Balance is the key I keep telling myself. My major goal is to find tranquility, but in order to find it I must be in overall harmony with my life. This moment could be exactly what I am talking about, but then my planned trip on Sunday will change my state of stability and it’s too late to opt for another plan. I suppose I’m apprehensive that the balance I feel could somersault leaving me loose from its grip.
Have you ever felt that total tranquility; a complete sense that everything is just perfect? I hope so because it’s this sense of balance that we should all stride for. It is where we have progressed in our life and feel that we have got to where we want to be and maintaining it for as long as possible. It’s this sense that makes all of life’s frustrations seem insignificant.
The truth of the matter is it is a tough call to have this harmony and satisfaction of breathing clean air, having minimum responsibilities and yet everything is ticking over just fine, eating and drinking excellent food in just the right quantities, getting the right amount of exercise to feel wholesome, loving your loved ones without needing to devote all your time to them, having time for yourself to read books that make you stronger, building a project that gives you a deep sense of satisfaction, and finally feeling the breeze of harmony around you. I could go on, but I think you get an idea of the picture I am trying to paint.
So how should one arrive at this point? For some it happens at a certain time in their lifespan when they least expect it while for others it comes from dedication over years of struggling to reach this plateau. Some reach it quickly and others never reach it apart from when they are taking a vacation. If, however, you fancy the idea of arriving early on and maintaining it for a prolonged period then a plan of action is called for.
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I woke up at 3.30am wide awake with the urge to raid the fridge; out came a pot of Sally Sherman’s tuna salad. I polished it off and the urge continued, so the next thing meant feeling around suddenly stumbling over a box of egg matzos. I love European style unsalted butter on matzos. A cup of tea to down it and back to bed I went!
With food in my belly I hoped to sleep once again, but couldn’t, as I was still fully conscious. While I lay in bed wondering why I was so restless I thought to myself, ‘am I alright?’ A silly thing to think about as I felt great; never better! I couldn’t remember the last time I had raided the fridge, so it must be that I am writing this at four o’clock in the morning for a very good reason. While I lay there I became anxious to write about life.
Balance is the key I keep telling myself. My major goal is to find tranquility, but in order to find it I must be in overall harmony with my life. This moment could be exactly what I am talking about, but then my planned trip on Sunday will change my state of stability and it’s too late to opt for another plan. I suppose I’m apprehensive that the balance I feel could somersault leaving me loose from its grip.
Have you ever felt that total tranquility; a complete sense that everything is just perfect? I hope so because it’s this sense of balance that we should all stride for. It is where we have progressed in our life and feel that we have got to where we want to be and maintaining it for as long as possible. It’s this sense that makes all of life’s frustrations seem insignificant.
The truth of the matter is it is a tough call to have this harmony and satisfaction of breathing clean air, having minimum responsibilities and yet everything is ticking over just fine, eating and drinking excellent food in just the right quantities, getting the right amount of exercise to feel wholesome, loving your loved ones without needing to devote all your time to them, having time for yourself to read books that make you stronger, building a project that gives you a deep sense of satisfaction, and finally feeling the breeze of harmony around you. I could go on, but I think you get an idea of the picture I am trying to paint.
So how should one arrive at this point? For some it happens at a certain time in their lifespan when they least expect it while for others it comes from dedication over years of struggling to reach this plateau. Some reach it quickly and others never reach it apart from when they are taking a vacation. If, however, you fancy the idea of arriving early on and maintaining it for a prolonged period then a plan of action is called for.
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Yes, I understand that being around me does have that effect on you!
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