One of the earliest achievements in our lives that is heralded is the ability to walk. This ability requires the mastering of balance. Balance seems like a simple enough scientific term. All you need to do is maintain a vertical line with the center of gravity. This is true for something that is a permanent structure but we are living, moving things. Better known as human beings or in scientific terms, bio-mechanical structures. Because of this, in order to maintain balance we must have a certain amount of sway. This sway is needed to keep our muscles constantly working and adjusting to re-calibrate our center line of gravity. This sway comes from the simplest things like breathing or a child constantly bouncing back and forth. In short, if you aren't constantly adjusting for your center of gravity, you are very likely to loose your balance.
Same is true for balancing our lives. If our life was constant we could set one balance point in our lives and never need to adjust. But lets face it, life is never a constant. We are always growing, learning, expanding, pushing new boundaries, and always making new connections. Adjustments have to be made for every change in our lives in order to keep balance. And here's the catch. For all those that like to plan ahead, you never know how someone in your life will react to a situation or new event in their life. It's these little nuances that you have to keep adjusting to keep up with balance. If you ignore the little pet peeves of those closest to you, sooner or later they start to add up. Then things tip way out of balance. It's best learn to make small adjustments every chance you get instead of having a massive break down and having to make a large life altering change. People that say change is hard are the ones that refuse to make minor course corrections along life's road. Better to have ounce of prevention than a pound of cure, if I may quote Ben Franklin.
Just like a Gyroscope or a Bicycle, balance and life require constant motion and course correction. Lose either one and you lose both. Get a big head and think you have it all figured out and don't address either issue and both will come crashing down around you. More often than not, those who are down and out, or have had a string of bad things happen to them are the ones that have stopped course correcting. You can never stop adjusting your balance point in life. To do so would tip the scales and send you crashing. So if you are 16 or 65, always grow, learn, adjust, add, and always course correct. And stay balanced in this thing we call Life.
