Balance
Balance is everything in life. It helps us stand upright, choose the right steps, and follow them steadily along our path. It shapes our days and guides us towards what is right to do.
Balance feels good because it echoes harmony — and harmony lives in our heart, where our most beautiful qualities reside: our Human Values. To stay balanced, we must rely on these values.
Some of them are respect, trust, kindness, friendship, sharing, care for all forms of life, and cooperation. But there are many more! ​
Human values are like a balance scale. They help us weigh our thoughts, words, and actions with both reason and feeling. Just as you measure ingredients to cook something delicious, your thoughts, words, and actions need the discipline of good sense and balance. That is why a balanced person often becomes a person of great wisdom.
​“Oooh nooo! If I don’t watch where I put my feet, I lose my balance! It’s the same with my thoughts! I have to watch them, weigh them on my balance scale — my Human Values — and pick only the good ones!”
Here's a quick activity
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Draw the two plates of your balance scale.
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Limits & dislikes — On one side, place your limits and the things you don’t enjoy doing.
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Strengths & joys — On the other side, place your strengths and the things you love doing.
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Now reflect:
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Which Human Values help you stay balanced between the two?
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Can you improve your limits by relying on your strengths?
What helps you stay balanced when things feel difficult?
At the beginning of each month you will find a new value to "walk with"! If you wish to pick another one in the meantime, our "Value Card" page is set up for that! And why not make your own value cards to keep at home or take to school, so everyone can pick a value?!