Theme for March

The theme for March is balance.

Traditionally, like many Americans, I have never been good at balance. Have you ever noticed how we as a society phrase most things? We use words like "prioritize", "my superior", and "focused" without even thinking that they implicitly imply that some things or even people must be more important than others. But that's almost never true, is it?

True balance is difficult because it means not just splitting everything into equal fractional bits, but rather achieving equilibrium. Since there is no formula to follow, the only way to do this is by trial and error - and of course, to err is to fail and failing is bad and therefore you are bad. It sounds ridiculous, but whether you will admit it or not, I'd wager that at least your subconscious has ran down that road before you could catch up with it. It's part of the problem with being in a polarized culture. It's easier than risking certain failure to just rank things in the order we think we should and throw proportional amounts of energy at them. But will doing that make you happy? Of course not.

To make it more difficult, we like to assume that we are static. It may seem easier to believe we do not change and not have to constantly reassess, but in truth aren't we incredibly dynamic beings? Think of a decision you recently made and were happy with. Got it? Now, honestly, would you have been happy with that same decision 10 years ago? Five? One? How many times have you been very happy with a decision you made only to ask your self "What was I thinking!" at some point in the near future?

So, balance. It's hard and I'm going to fail frequently and perhaps in big ways. So what?

Lessons From Febrary

Regarding my February goals:

I did in fact learn how to make a fire and keep it going.

I discovered that while I love coffee, I also love Earl Grey Tea, Tazo Chai, and Cherry Vanilla Tea. And while I already know that I hold Green Tea in high esteem I reconfirmed that matcha is king.

I did not buy fuzzy socks, although there is still time. I did however discover that "borrowing" the husband's tube socks to also be effective.

While I didn't focus on sun salutations, I did get my yoga on and found it to be warming in general.

I took some baths instead of showers and I sleep much, much better after a bath.