Discipline

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Discipline is one of those words that doesn't have an altogether positive ring to it. The first thing that may come to mind is ‘being disciplined’; being punished. Then, after convincing ourselves that this is not the case here, what may come up is that we have to follow a certain set of rules ~ doing whatever it is we are doing just so ~ without having any wiggle room. This might imply that we are not allowed to (or cannot) be ourselves.

Although everybody will have their own line of thoughts, and therefore will have an individual perspective as to the opposite, or polarity of the word discipline. For me it is probably something like ‘flexibility’. The flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances. The flexibility to get stuff done while staying true to yourself.

Seems that ‘flexibility’ is a far better deal than ‘discipline’…

Yet as we are living in a time in which the energies of polarities are so prominent; it makes me think that there is a good chance we need both sides of this particular polarity as well.

Just following discipline could make us rigid. It could get us in a position where we would just be following (somebody else’s) rules.
On the other hand, being too flexible could take away any and all structure from our lives ~ leaving us like a leaf being blown around in the wind ~ and consequently we may not get anything done.

So chances are that the most useful point to be at is somewhere in the middle.
At that place where we have enough discipline to do the things we need to get done; while we are also flexible enough to actually do those things in their right time, and in such a way that it suits the energy of that very moment.

This means that looking at both polarities ~ at the full package of this particular polarity ~ discipline provides us with a structure, while flexibility gives us the necessary movement to adapt, to change the way we do things, or when we do them ~ to be able to bring them into perfect timing; suiting our own energy as well as the energy around us to a tee.

At this point in time this is true for pretty much all polarities.
The time where everything was measured by an ‘either, or’ standard are well behind us. Chances are that whatever it is we encounter on our paths will consist of two polarities that both are needed to get a balanced perspective.

It may just take a little discipline and a little flexibility to find that balanced perspective in any give situation.
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