Balance for me now means seeing myself as a tree, being strong enough in my roots and trunk to not be a pushover, but being flexible enough in every circumstance not to break. I am continuing to expand, but not any faster than my roots can support me.

Being inundated with constant "bad" news from the media doesn't help.

In life, when you start to fall, you don't have to go crazy, scolding yourself and further throwing yourself off balance. Instead, simply make adjustments.

You can still do all the same things. How you do them is what will shift.

I make the necessary "corrections" if I find myself leaning too far in one direction.

I truly have come to believe that there are only two states of being that generate our thoughts: LOVE or FEAR.

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest as a young girl, whenever I felt emotionally overwhelmed, I would take a walk in the woods. Being in the stillness and grandeur of trees had always calmed me.