On the Delicate Balance

My friend James is a medicine man and has taught me some very valuable lessons and made me aware of things I knew, but did not know. For instance, learning how to keep a foot in each world. For me it is this western world in which I live and the spiritual world where I dwell. I have found it difficult in the past to not allow myself to get caught up in the dramas we very often create. There have been so many pointless trivialities that I have allowed myself to fixate on that have at times actually hurt my spirit by my failing to follow my heart. As I grow older I become more relaxed and happy and it becomes clearer on how I shall rid myself of the baggage I have accrued. Conversely, I know many people who follow a Native American spiritual path who (in my opinion) go way too far. I often see those who have turned this path into the same dogmatic organized religious orders that control and infect the minds of a large portion of this world. There are so many who give everything to "God" (insert whatever figure you like) and nothing of themselves. Its almost as if they have stopped taking responsibility for anything they might have done or will do which is a sorry way to live your life as well as a pretty convenient way to escape lifes bumps and bruises. But, it is very possible to keep a foot in each world and to gain a balance in your life without any form of extremism. Of course, this is my belief and you may completely disagree.