KOYAANISQATSI.

Koyaanisqatsi. Definition: Life out of balance.
What is balance? Is balance having the perfect home? The ideal family? A successful job? Maybe... to some people.
As a past gymnast, and more recently (and presently) a gymnastics coach, I relate balance to a beam... A balance beam is four feet tall and four inches wide; yet, with courage, practice and determination skills can be perfected on this thin beam that most people can only dream about doing in a wide open space on the floor. On the flip side though, one slight miscalculation can lead to a stumble - or worse - a fall off of this Balancing structure. Sometimes those falls were the kind that you could pick yourself right back up, and others left burns and bruises and took a lot longer to find your courage again.
This is much like life. Sometimes, in life, just when you think you have found your balance one slight misstep causes you to come tumbling down. But... with enough determination, a lifetime of practice and a whole lot of courage you can pick yourself back up and be stronger than ever before.
Powaqqatsi. Definition: Life is transformation.
To transform is to change. Life is constantly changing - and if it's not, then you're doing something wrong. In my life, I refuse to settle. I have learned from my past mistakes and have grown from them. I have learned what makes me happy and what doesn't. I have learned what hurts the worst and what love feels like. I have also learned to never settle for anything less than perfect. In life, when you stop changing... stop transforming... you stop living. Never stop living. ♥