Finding Balance in Struggle: Exploring Yin and Yang in Daily Life

My mom's hospitalization (and the arrival of a beautiful bouquet of flowers) call attention to the way yin and yang play out in daily life. In today’s episode, we’ll explore the forces of sadness and joy, anger and compassion, and grief and gratitude. I'll explore how the Taoist principles of Yin and Yang offer a way of seeing how complementary forces can teach us that nothing is all bad or all good, but interconnected and everchanging. Lately, there's some comfort in that for me.  

This episode is about what to do when thrust into a “thick stew of emotions” and how to see the counterbalancing forces to the struggle in our lives. It's rich with metaphor and nuance, just like life. Because nothing is all good or all bad, but touches the other around the ever-changing edges.

Welcome to my reflections from the bright side of the beat.

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Poem: I Don't Know How to Cry

Songs in this episode: Hard Legions by Tony Sopiano; Slide by GEMM; MainFrame by Wicked Cinema; Pyaar Kee Seemaen by Cast of Characters

LTVF Season Two  Music Playlist: Check out the songs that inspire me, and connect with artists from many genres who add to our collective, human soundtrack.

Related Episodes:

#40 Life Among the Tulips: Exploring New Worlds Without My Mom

 #15 Grief & Gratitude (It’s Bittersweet)

#4: Sitting with Shitty Feelings 

#2: Losing My Mother: A Catalyst for Personal Growth

Journal Prompts:

1. When have yin and yang forces played out in my life? What did that look like?
2. What sensory pleasures (flowers, candles, or art) would help enliven my home and allow me to experience pleasant moments on a daily basis?
3. What have you learned about yourself through the struggle of a terrible experience? What strengths do you carry as a result of going through it?

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