My father always emphasized balance to me growing up (someday I will write a book on everything he's taught me). So to come accross Macrobiotics as a lifestyle was a huge eye opener to me, allowing me to start sensing, noticing, perceiving the imbalances in my life.
Granted, Macrobiotics is a movement mainly associated with a diet lifetstyle, but it relies on Eastern principles, like the balance of Yin and Yang. I'll leave the specifics of macrobiotics for you to research...what I want to point out is how much it is making me aware of the Yin Yang forces coming to play socially.
Before I go on, I must say that when I began eating macrobiotically, I began feeling elated, fresh, energetic, more positive, aware, light, natural, at peace....dare I say....high (FYI I have never been "high" so I really don't know what that feels like...). So I am not putting all this stock into the principles without trial. I figure that if I applied it on a small scale and it made all the difference, then perhaps I should become aware of it more metaphysically (and actually my little macrobiotics book encourages that.) I recognize this logic does not always work, ie. what works quantum mechanically does not work the same on the universal level, but hey I'll give it a shot.
So, women are naturally Yin and men are naturally Yang. Yin is associated with expansion, softness, lightness, space, defensiveness and Yang is more contraction,hardness, heaviness, time, and agressiveness. Yeah, yeah, not all women are light, soft and defensive, but in general those are the attributes of male female. Then on top of that, one may be a more Yang female than others, and same reversal goes for men. The point it that in the world we find things that attract each other, opposite forces, and the universe is contstantly balancing itself out. (Which is why the environment is screaming HELP as we keep screwing with the balances.)
So, I do think I am a more Yang female than most. Realizing this made me finally understand why I kept attracting so many Yin males. And I think now I need to become more in touch with my Yin energy, not because I think Yangness is bad, or I am trying to deny myself of who I am, but I do feel a little of balance, and the principles behind macrobiotics also say extreme attracts extreme. So now I am understanding my pattern of attracting extremely Yin men.
I just want to be balances, and want someone balanced, and am hoping that by becoming more in touch with my softer, lighter, expansive qualities I can come to balance myself out for my own benefit.
I know there's such a thing as beauty expert, car expert, expert on macro economics. Is there such thing as a Life Expert, who in the same way as the other experts,doesn't necessarily know all the answers but is pretty darn good at perceiving, judging and taking action? If so....i want to be one.
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the usefulness of a cup is its emptiness
(Zen thought quoted by Mr. Bruce Lee)
this is what i do when it comes to "life":
forget dualism: yin & yang are categories created to discuss the topic - as human language and thought are dualistic.
remember there's no being more or less "yin": the same way as it is impossible to take a pic of a wave. once you look at the pic, it doesn't resemble the real thing.
remember life has no form: ay, there's the rub, for any artist and human being.
forget all i know: if it comes, a change comes unaware, unwillingly, sometimes not wished - though wanted. i'd so like to be an empty cup...
this is a chinese approach that shares something with japanese seitei: be empty of categories - the body will make the best of all you learn and do and will be a faithful servant.
indeed, both disciplines share with buddhism. And, all in all, we'll never learn to live. we'd need to live twice at least and remember everything of the previous life. but then, imagine the sorrow...
Hawk
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