Finding Balance Within
Sharing an old writing from my archive
The past and future are one in the same flow or cycle, but everything is happening right now. It's in the fleeting moments which escape our grasp and quickly become the past where everything truly exists and all events occur, that is existence. To be in the now as much as possible is to find balance within yourself, a balance and stillness within which provides clarity and focus, enough humility to accept and admit your faults and failings to yourself but the ability to accept and acknowledge your strengths and successes as well. Removing unnecessary worry about the future, and unnecessary guilt about the past, without disregarding knowledge of history and plans for the future. Too much humility causes an imbalance and is self-destructive because it is a deviation from the truth. Too much confidence results in arrogance which blinds you in one eye, stifles personal development, hinders reasoning, and blocks your path to the truth. Lies and deception are the fertile soil in which evil can flourish, never accept them within yourself - from yourself or others, but remember that externally they may be necessary when dealing with liars and deceivers in turn, as they will not reciprocate and will use your honesty against you. Seeking truth within and truth without, then finding that still balance to be one with the flow of time while existing completely in the now, with your mind focused on every new moment, is to be one with everything; reality, nature, truth; so you may experience the Divine.