One of the things we have to have is balance. Our world has balance, it has symmetry. If it was not balanced, it would be lopsided and we would all fall off the far end into space (just kidding).
Balance is a mid-point between two extremes. As a Methodist minister told me years ago, "Balance is the point where the pendulum passes at the fastest speed." Attaining balance can be difficult especially in a hectic environment or lifestyle. Keeping it can be even harder.
When we talk extremes, we look at the world and language. We have Good, but we can't have Good without Evil. Again, extremes and extreme opposites. At those ends, we have Happy and Sad, Love and Hate. On a more personal note, we have Work and Play.
With today's rushing world, we spend way too much time working, but we have to if we want to keep employed, or competitive with an industry, or have an income. So we sacrifice balance for keeping the roof over our heads. But there is a point that this becomes balance too. As we work, we get paid, so that is balance. It may not be the best balance as we may be doing too much for what we earn, but it is some balance.
If gravity affected theoretical balance as it does physical balance, most of us would have fallen down on our faces by now as we don't find the balance we need. But somewhere along the way, we need to care for ourselves and move back toward that point of balance.
So for all the work we do, we need to find a small bit of play, or "Me Time", even if it is a small bit here and there. Consider 15 minutes of meditation, or reading a book, or anything that allows you to shut off your brain for just a short period of time. While that small bit might not fully restore balance, it will help greatly with your equilibrium.
So are you going to lean, or will you find a point in the middle, a point of balance?