I used to think 'balance' was a thing you achieved once, like getting your driver's license. Now I know it's more like constantly adjusting the sails. I chased balance like it was a destination too, a state of BEING instead of DOING. Now I see it's less about finding the perfect point and more about recognizing when I'm listing too far to one side and course-correcting before I capsize the whole damn boat. I spent so long trying to build a perfectly symmetrical life, convinced that was the only way to be 'good.' Now I realize the beauty is in the asymmetry, the way the weight shifts and I learn to compensate, the strength I build in the unevenness. It's not balanced, but it's sturdy.