Successful Imbalances

Walking is a series of uninterrupted successful imbalances.  There is a moment when you are out of balance but you instinctively know what to do since you have been doing it for some time.  So you don’t fall down.  When you fall down, it is because you did not correct for the imbalance. Age and injury can diminish that instinct.  An infant has not developed this capacity to correct imbalance.  So they try to walk, but fall down.  Fortunately, they do not have far to fall.  For an adult, try putting your pants on one leg at a time while standing.  You might tip over or stumble because you have not done it enough times to automatically correct the imbalance.  World class distance runners frequently have both feet off the ground but they have learned how to stay quite balanced from practice.  So why should anything new in life come easily?  New sobriety, new marriage, new relationship, new job, new home, new city, why get all frustrated that things are not “flowing.”  Humility, patience, and practice are necessary.  You should see me tap dance now!  Oops, there goes the humility.