Y is for Yin-Yang...

Y is for Yin-Yang…

…as in the ancient Chinese philosophy concept of opposing forces existing in balance. According to Wikipedia, and according to my Chinese friends, Yin and Yang are complementary opposites within a greater whole. It is how opposing forces are interconnected and interdependent, each element giving rise to each other in turn. So, dark and light are Yin-Yang, and so are female and male.

Female like *ME*. Male like Belov-Ed.

When I think of us as a couple, the concept of Yin and Yang always comes to mind. In so many ways we are opposing forces, i.e., our political views differ, our sports teams' allegiances couldn't be more different, our individual faiths and religion, our family background, our conflict resolution techniques, and our approach to order and organization. Sometimes these things are not only different, they are polar opposites, which can often lead to "spicy" "discussions" between us.

But, even with all those natural opposing forces, the balance between us is the most peaceful, most loving, and most nurturing element of my life. We give each other Yin and Yang. The natural flow of love, energy, and support between us and within us serves to create an oasis in an otherwise crazed, hectic, work-driven, sleep deprived world.

In the concept of Yin and Yang, it is impossible to talk of one and not reference the other.

Every morning eventually turns into night, every ocean wave eventually recedes and becomes an undertow, and every darkness is nothing but the absence of light. These natural forces result in what we know as a day or the rhythms of ocean waves.

When I pull into the driveway at the end of a long day, I exhale a sigh of relief and of joy. Because on the other side of the door is my oasis, my Belov-Ed. On the other side of that front door is the end result of the natural forces of our Yin and Yang, and that is our relationship, our home, our love, and our future.

In the concept of our marriage and our union, full of all of their opposin forces, it is impossible for me to talk of my happiness and my fulfillment without referencing Ed.

Those things would simply not exist without him.

I am not Chinese and I don't follow Chinese philosophy, but the concept of Yin and Yang is something I definitely relate to, and something that I can gratefully say that I have in my life with Belov-Ed. And that is a wonderful thing.

Find out what other folks in Blogistan are doing for A - Z Mondays by going to Jen's blog: http://unglazed.blogspot.com/

Happy Monday!!!