http://people.tribe.net/barb_dybwad/blog Tribe.net. Local Connections http://people.tribe.net/barb_dybwad/blog/4ddb0dff-91a0-4b5a-a565-220bc4c948b3 <div>I know that there is no end to the work of finding balance -- somehow finding a comfortable spot between two ends of every continuum. It feels like so much of a compromise to be in between somewhere, when what I really want is to be able to fully embrace each end of the continuum simultaneously. Completely loner hermit, completely gregarious people lover -- all at once. It's not so easy to live that way, though. We strive to reach our goals, and what happens when we meet them? There's the exhilaration at first, and then... there's an emptiness of sorts. There's a need for new goals. Maybe that's why so many people seem to shy away from success -- life can still be just as difficult once you've made it there. It's just a new set of challenges. There's just no slowing down -- life is a process. Some will choose stagnation or attempts at rigid control to avoid active engagement -- but it's only an illusion.</div> Tue, 03 May 2005 17:51:32 GMT http://people.tribe.net/barb_dybwad/blog/4ddb0dff-91a0-4b5a-a565-220bc4c948b3 barb_dybwad 2005-05-03T17:51:32Z