I’ve learned that life is not a rigid and unforgiving switch” but rather a fluctuating and encouraging “dial”. The extreme conditions of on/off, 0/100, black/white , does not allow my power to thrive but rather causes me to break on the non-producing side. The gray area is where my progress exists and I can negotiate different measures of my available power.

I can dialogue with fairness on behalf of living each moment in the understanding “middle ground”. The gray cheers me forward and onward always wanting me to strive for better toward my best for “that day, knowing that “perfect” is non-existent as well as being a torturing and cajoling bully. 

I always need to remind myself that some days my “dial “may report numbers I would not have voluntarily chosen but sometimes need to make peace with to secure stronger numbers on a different more accommodating day.

The bottom line is balance can be found living in the world of compromise where the varying hues of gray partner up with my courage, energy and strength. The healing art of negotiation keeps me in the “game” of victory as I win each round by the sheer fact I am trying my best.