ARCHETYPES
Finding the Balance Between Stillness and Action
Biblical Wisdom for Modern Life
It’s been a week since I’ve had surgery, and I’m sick of lying on the couch watching Netflix by day and the Olympic Games by night.
I am a doer!
I want to get up and make things happen. I want to tidy up, solve a problem, fix something that is broken, and make some kind of tangible difference to someone or something. I want to go for a walk in the park or even a drive down the street. But my body says, “No! You must rest and recover!” and when I object, it reminds me by sending me some pain to keep me grounded.
But, to be honest, this whole sitting still thing is doing my head in. At least I have the use of my fingers, and I can type on my laptop and send a blog post out into cyberspace where someone might read it and relate.
It’s a hard thing finding the balance between stillness and movement, between thinking and doing, between resting and resting on your laurels, and between contemplation and action. Sometimes, when I am working hard, someone tells me I ought to take it easy and get some rest. Sometimes, when I am resting, someone (usually a family member) tells me to quit being lazy and get up and do something.
