How To Dance With Life

Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly theMetaphysics and Science, right-brain thinking and
right measure of himself,and holds a just balanceleft-brain thinking has revealed a marvelous design to
between what he can acquire and what he canthe structure of reality.
use.~Peter Latham (1789-1875)Similarly, we as individuals, living in a time when the
In the Chinese philosophy of Taoism, right action andmost amazing possibilities are available, would be wise
right living create a life of harmony and delight.to take stock of who we are and what we can
When a balance occurs between opposing forces,become and then balance out our dreams with the
then your life flourishes.opportunity for their realization.
When action is followed by rest, when initiative isImagine, for a moment, how your life might improve
followed by reflection, and when willful intent isif you were to attain a balance in all your affairs,
followed by utter surrender, then you are following aenjoying optimum relationships, financial success,
path of optimum power.vibrant health, and an ongoing education about the
I think the most fascinating example of what balanceworld.
in the cosmos can do is in the story of how theI believe that when your life is in balance, everything
ancient wisdom of the East has merged with modernwill take on a magical quality. Things will fall into place
scientific reckoning.almost effortlessly. Your experience of being alive will
Six thousand years ago, sages plotted the web andbe deeper, richer, and more fulfilling.
woof of the universe, using esoteric meditativeBalance is a personal, dynamic force that conserves
techniques, and today, modern scientists, usingenergy, rejuvenates vision, and harmonizes the
unbelievable technologcal probes, have come to thedisparate aspects of a life.
same conclusions about the nature of the cosmos.A person in balance finds a way to maximize
A rishi from ancient India and a modern quantumresources and minimize pockets of scarcity.
physicist from Harvard university would have aWhen we can identify what our lives stand for, then
fascinating discussion about how the universe is gluedwe will attain the harmony we need to organize our
together.experiences to be deeply meaningful, uplifting, and
The new balance between East and West,gratifying.