All Things in Moderation

This morning, I had a conversation with a friend of mine about the danger of excess. We ultimately concluded that too much of anything can be harmful, but too little can be harmful as well. There needs to be a balance. If we allow our lives to get out of balance, and if we leave that imbalance uncorrected for too long, we may come to regret it. So, we need to look for areas of our lives that may be out of balance and try to correct that imbalance by keeping everything in moderation, by growing in areas in which we are deficient and by pruning in areas in which there is excess. Balance is difficult to obtain and maintain, but as long as we regularly evaluate how we are out of balance and what steps we should take to gain a greater balance, we will ultimately manage to balance ourselves out. Gaining balance is a life-long pursuit, but it's worth it to continually take the steps necessary to bring our lives into balance.