"A Question of Balance"
By Ralph Moore (c)2003

Have you ever considered how important it is to have
"balance" in your life?

In just about every aspect of life, from the physical to
the emotional, from the intellectual to the spiritual we
need to have balance, in order to excel.

In virtually every area of life, balance plays a very
important, sometimes even a crucial role.

In the human body there is an amazing system, consisting
of a complex series of fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear,
which is responsible for our ability to balance.

In fact, without this balance system, we would probably
find it impossible to stand upright, let alone to walk.

This system is so important, that there is an entire area
of medicine devoted to the study of balance disorders of
the inner ear.

Athletes depend upon this physical balance system in every
event in which they compete.

How would the Olympic gymnast win Gold, Silver or Bronze
without this vital balance system?

Another area in the physical realm is our health. Eat too
much or too little of certain foods and our health begins
to suffer.

How about in our family lives? The husband or wife who
spends too much time with hobbies or other outside
interests, takes the chance of harming their marriage
relationship. Emotional health in relationships depends
upon a certain amount of balance to thrive.

How about in the business world? When a businessman
spends all of his time in one area, while neglecting other
vital parts of his business, sometimes that's all it takes
for an organization to fail.

Balance plays an important role in intellectual pursuits,
as well. The purpose of all knowledge is action. You can
collect an enormous amount of theoretical knowledge, but
if you never put it into practice, what good is it?

Conversely, action without knowledge and preparation is
simply chaos. The person who strikes out blindly, trying
to accomplish something without first setting a goal, is
not likely to reach a desired destination. Balance, once
again plays a critical role in the success or failure of
such actions.

In the spiritual areas of life, balance is also important.

It has been said that "a man can become so 'spiritual' that
he is of no worldly good." On the other hand, without some
degree of belief in a higher power, we stand the chance of
seeing ourselves as 'gods', able to do no wrong.

People who have held that attitude throughout history, have
been given names, such as despot and tyrant.

And in nearly every case, the world at large has found it
necessary to bring them back into balance. For those
individuals, the end results were often less than pleasant.

As we go through life, it is important to pay attention to
the details, in order to receive the best that life has to
offer.

I believe that is is possible for you and I to reach our
goals and to excel in every aspect of our lives, from the
physical to the emotional, from the intellectual to the
spiritual.

It is really just a question of balance!

Ralph Moore, editor of the FREE Eagle Flyer Newsletter,
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