Balance

I have always wanted things to be even, my brain says you need to distribute evenly. When renovating or decorating two makes more sense. It doesn’t but in my mind it does. Symmetry is visually appealing to me. That is how I see it with inanimate objects, now add people. I work in a huge class with a ton of kids. I had three kids of my own. Nothing symmetrical in either of those situations. I think if you give what is needed, when needed that helps achieve equality among groups.

Your presence is always essential, but someone is always in the light. When you are recognizing the one in the light and at the same time you are trying to drive the ones in the shadows out to reach their potential, that creates the balance. It’s like making a huge dinner for a large group of people. Some have food sensitivities, some will not eat certain foods, someone is arriving late. The older ones like traditional food, the younger ones have issues with how things touch on the plate. You are the conductor, the orchestra is huge, you start low, bringing in each section of the strings, winds into the presentation. You raise the music up and bring it back down to the close of the song. The meal is the same, you know which vegetables take the longest to cook, you know what can appease the nibbles until the meal is ready and you have the best dessert to end the meal.

It is the ability to to give to those that need the most at the time, that creates a uniform space. It’s hard to learn that “the same” is not balance. Also, “not the same” is not unfair. The spectators are always screaming about how others are being treated different, that there are favourites. It is so easy to watch from the outside and say things are not equal. To recognize needs and soothe them when required is balance. To stabilize the balls in the air is to keep things even! It is the unbiased that can see the value of this skill.People love to point out when you drop the ball! They love to compare and criticize, even if they have never juggled! We need to shut that down, we have people we pay to judge. They are the only ones who have the right to. You need to turn deaf ears on your critics. Maybe hear them, but recognize they may not be right! That their criticism is not coming from a place of love.