Being a Pillar of Balance and Strength as the Storm Rages Around You
Being a Pillar of Balance and Strength as the Storm Rages Around You
I think sometimes we forget that life is not meant to be pure joy and happiness all the time.
When things inevitably go wrong we may think the worst or think that something is wrong with us or our lives.
But darkness is just as natural as light.
We all weather storms.
And just as we experience storms, we will also experience the Sun.
There are 3 pillars on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life.
One side is mercy, the other side is severity, and the middle pillar represents balance.
In times of darkness, we can try to be a calm pillar of strength while the storm rages around us.
The balance of feeling and integrating the darkness, but also having a zen-like detachment and not letting the darkness swallow you up, causing you to drown.
Both the Esoteric and Psychological concepts that I study talk about the same idea:
Balance
Balance gives you strength to weather the never ending storms of life.
It brings you the compassion to care about others, but not absorb their problems and negative energies.
It brings you the differentiation of self to remain an individual while also being emotionally connected to others.
It brings you the ability to care deeply for others, but not so deeply that you lose your sense of self.
It brings you the wisdom to “know” that everything WILL be ok, even when it isn’t.
It brings you the knowledge that life is darkness as well as light, severity as well as mercy.
It brings you hope that you will see the dawn after the dark night of the soul.
It brings you hope that you will see the dawn after the dark night of the soul.
Nice ! :)
Thank you!
I do love me some good balance. :)
I enjoy my balance with a box of Cheezits.
HI @isaria!
You caught my heart and I am speechless!
Life is composed of sunny, rainy, cloudy and stormy days. But what matters in the end is that we learn to stand and smile again. We conquer our darkest days with hope and determination to go in life.
Keep up @isaria!
Thank you, so true!
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There are so many concepts of balance in the world. Light and dark, bilateral symmetry of organisms, hot and cold, and the list goes on and on. An interesting physics concept is related to matter and antimatter. It is puzzling that we have so much matter and so little antimatter. What caused this balance to be out of order? Balance may bring peace, but if it weren't for an I'm balance somewhere, it would all be static and unmoving.
Oooh interesting. You should write a post about that.
These truths are so necessary. Good article.
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