many conversations that are meant to solve the world’s problems resolve in stating the need for balance. i started wondering what balance really means and looks like. this is what i’ve come up with: balance is found in creativity. richard foster would tell you, and i agree, that no longer can we live in polarities. a response is not this or that but rather we must choose our response to be one that is graceful, or grace-filled, and love in the purest form.
“Better Way” ben harper
I’m a living sunset
Lightning in my bones
Push me to the edge
But my will is stone
Fools will be fools
And wise will be wise
But i will look this world
Straight in the eyes
What good is a man
Who won’t take a stand
What good is a cynic
With no better plan
Reality is sharp
It cuts at me like a knife
Everyone i know
Is in the fight of their life
Take your face out of your hands
And clear your eyes
You have a right to your dreams
And don’t be denied
I believe in a better way
disclaimer::for the record and anyone who knows my feelings on ben harper’s music, i in no way have changed my mind. he’s a poet and i can confidently say that i do not enjoy his music.**
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