It’s a balancing act.

Maintaining your peace while fighting fiercely for others’.

Holding righteous anger in one hand and universal compassion in the other.

Recognizing and standing up to an assault on freedom while understanding that it can never be given or taken away.

Creating the world you want while honestly witnessing the world as it is.

Telling the truth of what’s happening without spreading fear.

It’s a balancing act.

The kind that requires true balance within.

The kind of balance that comes from knowing your own light and shadow.

The kind that comes from integration rather than separation.

The kind that comes from being whole without denying that one self, one community, one country are only parts.

The kind that requires a daily effort to be hope without turning a blind eye to pain.

Whether you are struggling with this balance or you’re becoming an expert tightrope walker – you are enough.

You are needed and appreciated and worthy of love.

Your efforts matter. Your hope is contagious.

Your conscientiousness is a gift, even when it feels like a curse.

Your gifts, your kindnesses, your art, your voice, your daily choices make a difference.

Keep shining.

We’re all in this together.

Cristen Writes