Blue Frogs Legs and Balance
They are scattered throughout my house :)
Lovely artistic renditions of my name's sake. I don't collect them, more they have found a home with me. And I don't have a house full, just a few here and there. They seek to remind me of my artistic endeavours, and to open up and express my creative side. They also seek to remind me of my scientific side, and my search for truth.
I am a true Gemini, and I need to find balance in both my artistic and scientific sides. Doing one and not the other, I have been known to be lopsided. I often search for the culprit of my off-shift, and forget about this very simple truth - I am the culmination of these two sides, and must seek them in balance with one another to feel whole. I often forget this.
How do you find your balance?
Do you too, have two sides pulling at you?
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I understand how you feel. I have this super creative and artistic side of desires in me, yet I struggle all the time to let go of my anal, always perfectionist side of me long enough to let the "freedom" of creativity reign. I'm such a planner by nature that I put a damper on my own creative juices.
~ Mona : )
When we deny our creative side, we deny the essence of our selves. Balance is essential.
As for me and balance - I'm not sure. I seem to have lost my balance. I'm wondering if achieving our balance changes as we change and move through life. Different aspects at different ages. I have to think about this some more. Maybe I'm trying to get my balance back from a time in my life that no longer exists. What I am sure of is my struggle to find balance between my up-and-down depressions and the me (in the plural) I'd like to set free.
Kelly, your posts are so thought provoking.
How do I balance it? I actually don't think I do balance it very well. I try to find time for my creative soul amidst all my other non-creative responsibilities of the day, but a lot of times I just resent those things that try to pull me in directions I don't want to go.
Nothing like having a little tug of war with yourself, eh?
You are too kind, it's nice to know that words on the computer are being read :) So little time these days my whole thought I had balanced is topple over, LOL!!! Good point about time and space. I think I am definitely guilty of that - causing me to lose a never ending battle!
Happy blog birthday, Mr. Legacy :) You may not know this but I think you were the very first cyber person I conversed with, when you helped me trying to navigate this crazy web. Ever so helpful, you were :)
I for one am glad that you have struggled and won your creative balance - and our paths have crossed.
Gotta go as the phone is ringing as I am juggling on a ball one handed and singing the alphabet in French - backwards and out of tune while typing with my left pinky and having a thumb war with the Peanut. I am having one of those days :)
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Jennifer Maloney
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