breathing balance
My friend, Donald Engstrom, years ago coined a phrase worthy of generous usage. Every time I say this phrase or write it, his voice resonates in my consciousness. Every equinox, I think of Donald, for my good friend is deeply committed to the building and nurturance of the emerging "Cultures of Beauty , Balance and Delight." Beauty, balance and delight – for that is his phrase - are certainly the stuff of equinoxes. The spring equinox is today, and as luck would have it, it is a beautiful day in San Francisco, The sun is shining, the breeze is sweet and fresh, and on the way to my office I was met with more smiles than eyes avoided. San Franciscans tend to take honest delight in a sunny day. Today light and dark are in perfect balance. How rare a thing that is! Every other day of the year the light is trumping the dark or the dark is trumping the light. But today, they face each other equally….not to do this again until the fall equinox. Tomorrow, li...