Balancing Act
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I exclaim as we hug each other goodbye. It's the morning of January 1st, and I am resolved to get it right. I will take time, I will be grateful, I will use tact. I am proudly doing these things. "In 2019, my resolutions are balance and clarity," I tell my friends with delight. As I close the door behind them, I wonder why I've chosen these two things. I laugh at myself; it sounds like the tagline to a particularly bougie facial cleanser. Balance and clarity, two things that have evaded me all my life. Living in the western world, we are flooded with opportunities and choices, none of which guarantee a happier existence. The more we try and control these things, the less joy we feel; the more we compare ourselves to each other's choices, the less adequate we feel. I second-guess everything I post on social media because I fear being misunderstood, offensive, or even worse, unrelatable. With the constant notificat...
