Are you Empty or Full? Maybe None of the Above!

Why do we look at things in terms of extremes? "Are you either empty or full?", is a very either or way of thinking. Do we ever hit the point where we are satisfied? I think it is there that we find balance, if only briefly, in our worlds, but that balance isn't necessarily what we should be searching for. It is however part of the process. If we don't take time to enjoy the moments when we are in between change or transition, the transition itself can become unrecognizable to us. Can you recognize growth when it happens, and if you don't is it really happening?

For a long while I was in the middle place - feeling satisfied, not over examining where I am and what is happening everyday. But growth is uncomfortable, it feels awkward, it isn't always balanced and it does not always come with ease. It might feel like you are either running on empty or completely too full. The key is to not panic. Know that it is all a part of the path, and staying in one place too long can hinder your growth and long term development.

We hate losing control of situations, and feel that if we are out of balance, we are out of control. But really, by allowing yourself to move into a different place, and be uncomfortable, you are ultimately controlling your destiny. Regardless of being in this situation personally or professionally, it can feel the same. Here is today's poem focused on celebrating movement.

Movement

Rumbling, bittersweet rumbling
Attempting to take control
with an absence of power
and memory of a time
when beauty guided
a happier place

Rumbling, bittersweet rumbling
howling in the shadows
without bravery
but with shame
and honesty
forgotten

Rumbling, bittersweet rumbling
Something so absent
capture in white
hollowed spirit
dangling bitterness
ultimately light