How do we test balance? One way is to be thrown off balance so that our body’s natural support system (proprioception) turns on. I was given the opportunity to test due to the recent surgery on my foot. I have been condemned to be weight bearing on only one leg for next eight weeks. And, not my dominant leg either.

Balance is not rigid. If you try to “hold” a balance, you will fall. There is fluidity in balance. You must be able to adjust to your terrain and your environment. Your foundation are your roots and must be grounded with continuous energy downward. There must be equal expansion upward with the acceptance of whatever the outside world throws at you. Balance is pulsation.

Interesting though, this surgery has thrown me into many other areas of balance. My mind and my unstoppable energy in movement. I go fast and hard until I am done. Then, I sleep and do it again.

Sometimes life serves up the opportunity to slow down and allow things to occur without running at them full force. This allows us to experience things instead of life moving so fast we forgot it happened. Giving up control(rigidity), brings balance, calmness, and a sense of organization. I guess that is what is meant by the term mindfulness.

Interesting how acceptance brings serenity and strength to an otherwise terrifying situation. Balance is the ebb and flow that allows us to be whole and see things clearly and calmly with perspective and love. The world could use a bit more balance.