“The art of living is based on rhythm — on give and take, ebb and flow, light and dark, life and death. By acceptance of all aspects of life, good and bad, right and wrong, yours and mine, the static, defensive life, which is what most people are cursed with, is converted into a dance, the dance of life, metamorphosis.”
– Henry Miller, Wisdom Of The Heart
Image: “water drop blue” by Trevor Manternach via Flickr.
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As always, timely and stunning to read.
Thanks, Tamara. I am glad it resonated with you.
When all the ups and downs, good and bad, yin and yang are balanced out you get moderation, but that would be boring to have all the time, so I guess it’s good that there is variety. For some reason, I am fascinated with that photo, Rudri.
Glad you enjoyed the photograph. I thought it was particularly stunning.