Have you seen someone walking on a rope and balancing their way through? Well, I was very amused when I saw it the first time and still continue to be. Its skill of maintaining balance and using a balancing tool to be centered. According to me now, that summarizes life. Its always about striking the balance . We are either walking the rope and a plank whose width changes as per situations we encounter making the act of being centered either easy or challenging. At 2016 ends, right now I feel pull in different directions or rather the feeling of being torn between competing desires. Relationship v/s freedom . My dreams v/s someone else’s dreams and happiness. Shall I uproot what seems stable to venture into unknown territories? How do I know if I love or hate something unless I try it? Will I be able to discard dreams and stay happy When driving home after thanksgiving ceremony, the husband and I were wondering that does it take a crisis to see how out of sync things