Ampersand Answers: Zoom Out

Balance is not about making everything perfectly even.
It is about noticing what has taken
too much space and what deserves more. 

Rick Levine, Daily Horoscope, Autumnal Equinox 

The Question: 

How can I zoom out for balance? 

&mpersand Answers: 

Balance, in fact, take it from someone with five planets in Libra, is not actually possible except in fleeting moments. Seeking to make things perfectly even will defeat even the strongest-willed of us every time. 

Why? Because genuine balance requires stasis, and nothing in this world, not even the chair you’re sitting on as you read this, is static. Everything is always in motion. 

Ah, but … when you step back from a project, or your life, or a situation, and let yourself relax with a whoosh of an exhale, then you’ll see what you can’t see when you’re in the midst of whatever it is you’re doing. 

Zoom out. Then ask: Is anything taking up too much space? Look for the things that annoy you, make you resentful, or snarky. Yeah, those things. 

Then ask: Does anything deserve more space? Look for the things that make you smile, that relax your shoulders, that unclench your jaw. 

Balance, Belovèd, is most often experienced when going with the flow. 

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