On 'Balance'

I was thinking about the saying 'it's all about balance' a while back. 

As an advised approach to resolving complex issues, as a reminder of the need for 'flexibility', as a sort of cautious vote of confidence acknowledging the ability to meet challenges known to be coming but about which little else is known. 

While the statement is arguably true, I think it is only marginally useful, as finding simple answers to the questions of what that means for a given person in a given place at a given time, and how it can inform them as to what best to 'do' can be frustratingly elusive.

It certainly appears that the reality, the 'real world' we inhabit is itself 'all about balance' (eg Laws of Physics, 'Nature abhors a vacuum', etc), however, our lives, while we are living them, are a continuous series of adjustments we make in response to the stimuli provided by the multiverse soup of our reality (or the Tao if you prefer) dynamically shifting around, between and within us, seeking its own balance. 

So, for me, as relates to useful, actionable advice, it's not simply all about 'Balance' (which happens on its own, without any concern for us or our intentions), but about the constant, living act of 'balancing' (which requires a solid structure, focused thought, and refined actions), to maintain a desirable relationship with oneself and everything else. 

'OK, but how do I actually do that', you say? 

I'll tell you: By putting your effort into the right place. 

Or, as Spike Lee's 'The Mayor' put it: 

'Always, do the Right Thing.'

As 'Mookie' (presciently called 'Doctor' by 'The Mayor') was to find out, most of the effort needed is in distilling and maintaining a clear intention. 

The next biggest effort is not acting from reflex or fear.

The final and least effort is in making the smallest motions possible to maintain your structure, position and path within a sea of ever-changing forces.

"The applications of Wing Chun are infinite"