I just noticed that I had posts that are almost juxtaposed thoughts. How do you embody “going with the flow” and “discipline.” It’s kind of like–I’m traveling again, this time to Budapest, Hungary. I have full days with little time to think and to exercise.
So, Monday and today I took the time to run around St. Magrit’s Island (located in the middle of the Danube). But that takes away from writing time and thinking time.
One key is balance. You can’t fit everything into one day. But exercise is a must for me. I have a desire to be as fit as possible. Meditation and study are also musts. But I hate to be obsessive about everything and get myself all worked up trying to fit everything into the hours I’m awake.
What is important is to review and notice when you have neglected one thing for another. Then you need to bring back the balance. I need to do both of those practices, but they need to be balanced without making me frustrated.
I live in the USA, and sometimes I know that we take things for granted. Yesterday I had the honor and pleasure of meeting with Janos Horvath at the Hungarian Parliament. He is an MP–the oldest MP ever in Hungary. In 1944 he was the youngest person ever elected to the Hungarian Parliament.
He was in the anti-Hitler youth, captured, tortured and scheduled for execution in the war. Just the day before his scheduled trial and execution, the Soviets began shelling Budapest. Eventually he was able to escape. When the Nazis were driven out and the Hungarian people were able to establish a democracy, he was elected to Parliament.
Then the Soviets came in and established a Communist government. Once more he escaped. This time to the US where he earned a Ph.D. in economics at Columbia, met Ronald Reagan, ran for US Congress in Indiana. After the demise of the communist regime in Hungary, he returned in 1998 and once more was elected to Parliament.
This is quite a story. He is now 90 years old and sharper than most of my contemporaries. Think of the changes that happened during his life. Think of your blessings. If you think you have had a tough time, think of this man who faced terror and death, yet is a kind and gentle soul still working for the good of his people.
Faith Venture 
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