Balance

In most developed or developing nations, there is a clear cultural and educational bias in favor of material and intellectual development over the emotional and spiritual.  In my case and many of the people I work with, this imbalance has contributed to serious problems, such as depression, self-destructive behaviors, rage and various addictions.  Typically, as in my case, people do not try to correct their imbalance until their life conditions get pretty bad, some sort of internal and/or external crises.  Unfortunately (?), I had to go through some pretty unpleasant times before “waking up”.  I will continue to do all I can to help others “wake up” without their going through similarly difficult times.