Balance. Tipping points. Psychostasia ("weighing the soul"), refers to this concept in a comparative context.I think of moments in art history where something was measured in scales- the soul of the departed in Egyptian mythology, where the better the life lived, the lighter the soul, weighed against a feather. The weighing of souls is present in Christian, Jewish and Islamic tradition also. The scales wielded by Lady Justice. Why is so important to evaluate and judge, to assess worth against some other element, or scale?
I have done more hours than I haven't, and that does feel great. Against whom or what am I measuring myself? Why can I not simply exist in a state of acceptance of what I am? That is the bigger life goal, in which case, am I going about things in the right way, to set myself against my previous self, the one who would rather not exercise? The one who is reluctant to act? Just curious.
Chilly evening walk with my beloved dogs, as legs still tender from yesterday's spinning.
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