Paul, the distinction between "balance" and "dynamic harmony" is a critical architectural update. Balance implies a static state - holding still to keep the scales even. Harmony implies movement multiple parts moving at different speeds but in the same key. That distinction alone likely saved you more energy this year than any other strategy. "Scrappy" is often just the necessary friction of breaking ground. A powerful way to close the ledger.
Balance is eutopia and if you are living a life worth living ,and attempting to decode, align and thrive with a chronic condition, you need to apply some sense to the situation and find a happy medium that is more sustainable. Cliche's and sound bites kill in our situation.
I actually coined the phrase for my first book, and I've just completed ten days of meditation and contemplation doing a Vipassana course, where I solved the final puzzle to an extension of my original theory for book two. It was literally a cascade of aha moments when the final concept dropped during a meditation.
Now, it's into the new year with an invigorated push across the starting for writing book two.
Paul, that "cascade" is exactly what happens when you finally free up the bandwidth. We often try to force those conceptual breakthroughs with brute cognitive force, but the solution usually arrives when the system is allowed to idle. A 10-day Vipassana is a serious architectural reset. It makes perfect sense that the blueprint for book two would crystallize there - you quieted the noise so the signal could finally get through. Ride that momentum.
Thanks for your kind words about Decode, Align and Thrive, NF . As a patient's advocate I try to steer clear of sound bites and click bait.
I hear you on the burnout. I just finished 10 days Vipassana meditation,as a mental refresh after a "brown out" at the end of 2025. Actually, I've written a post that will surface in a week or two providing an alternative to NY resolutions to evaluate the year past to figure out what to work on this year.
In reply to your comment, I coined the phrase "dynamic harmony" when I was writing my book, "Decode Your Diagnosis". After I came out the other side of decoding prostate cancer and severe heart disease, I was struggling with the concept of balance. It really get's my goat when people talk about eutopic ideals like 'work/ life balance'.
I figured there had to be a path that was less restrictive but still kept us within an acceptable band width of a sustainable neutral state that took into account the ups and downs, and ebbs and flows of life. Trying to maintain an exact point of balance creates stress in itself and for people with chronic conditions that can exacerbate the condition to no end.
Paul, the distinction between "balance" and "dynamic harmony" is a critical architectural update. Balance implies a static state - holding still to keep the scales even. Harmony implies movement multiple parts moving at different speeds but in the same key. That distinction alone likely saved you more energy this year than any other strategy. "Scrappy" is often just the necessary friction of breaking ground. A powerful way to close the ledger.
Perfectly said Tom.
Balance is eutopia and if you are living a life worth living ,and attempting to decode, align and thrive with a chronic condition, you need to apply some sense to the situation and find a happy medium that is more sustainable. Cliche's and sound bites kill in our situation.
I actually coined the phrase for my first book, and I've just completed ten days of meditation and contemplation doing a Vipassana course, where I solved the final puzzle to an extension of my original theory for book two. It was literally a cascade of aha moments when the final concept dropped during a meditation.
Now, it's into the new year with an invigorated push across the starting for writing book two.
Paul, that "cascade" is exactly what happens when you finally free up the bandwidth. We often try to force those conceptual breakthroughs with brute cognitive force, but the solution usually arrives when the system is allowed to idle. A 10-day Vipassana is a serious architectural reset. It makes perfect sense that the blueprint for book two would crystallize there - you quieted the noise so the signal could finally get through. Ride that momentum.
Thanks for your kind words about Decode, Align and Thrive, NF . As a patient's advocate I try to steer clear of sound bites and click bait.
I hear you on the burnout. I just finished 10 days Vipassana meditation,as a mental refresh after a "brown out" at the end of 2025. Actually, I've written a post that will surface in a week or two providing an alternative to NY resolutions to evaluate the year past to figure out what to work on this year.
In reply to your comment, I coined the phrase "dynamic harmony" when I was writing my book, "Decode Your Diagnosis". After I came out the other side of decoding prostate cancer and severe heart disease, I was struggling with the concept of balance. It really get's my goat when people talk about eutopic ideals like 'work/ life balance'.
I figured there had to be a path that was less restrictive but still kept us within an acceptable band width of a sustainable neutral state that took into account the ups and downs, and ebbs and flows of life. Trying to maintain an exact point of balance creates stress in itself and for people with chronic conditions that can exacerbate the condition to no end.