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LANGUAGE SHAPES HOW WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD, EVEN FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME, WHO IS MORE VISUALLY INCLINED. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I THINK IN IMAGES, I STILL FIND MYSELF RELYING ON WORDS TO EXPRESS IDEAS. ONE TERM I’VE OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE WHAT I SEEK IS "BALANCE," BUT LATELY, I’VE COME TO FIND IT INADEQUATE. BALANCE IMPLIES A STATIC STATE—FRAGILE, PRECARIOUS, AND DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.

"SYNCHRONICITY" FEELS MORE ACCURATE. IT ISN’T ABOUT HOLDING EVERYTHING IN PLACE, BUT MOVING FLUIDLY BETWEEN DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES, EMOTIONS, AND AMBITIONS IN A WAY THAT FEELS NATURAL AND SUSTAINABLE. IT’S SIMILAR TO THE DAOIST IDEA OF FLOW—RATHER THAN FORCING STRUCTURE, IT’S ABOUT ADJUSTING TO CIRCUMSTANCES AND MOVING IN HARMONY WITH THEM.

FOR EXAMPLE, INSTEAD OF RIGIDLY SCHEDULING EVERY ELEMENT OF LIFE, IT’S ABOUT ALLOWING AN ORGANIC RHYTHM TO EMERGE—PRIORITISING WHAT FEELS READY AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. PERHAPS NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO MOVE AT THE SAME PACE, AS "BALANCE" SUGGESTS. RATHER, IT’S ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE NATURAL TEMPO OF EACH ELEMENT AND LETTING THEM ALIGN DYNAMICALLY. I NEED TO GET MY ORCHESTRA IN ORDER—TO ASSEMBLE ALL THE DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS OF MY LIFE AND ENSURE THEY ARE IN RHYTHM, NOT FORCED INTO A SINGLE, RIGID STRUCTURE BUT ALLOWED TO PLAY TO THEIR OWN TIMING.