Not long ago I started doing tightrope walking. In addition to practical skills, our instructor tells a rather interesting theory. And to me this activity itself - walking on a tightrope - seems quite similar to our everyday life. For example, a fact. When we walk on earth, every next step we take prevents us from falling. That is, we are always on the verge of not falling) This can be especially clearly seen when observing small children in their ability to walk. It’s the same in life. On the one hand, we are accustomed to being confident in our usual supports, on the other hand, human life is quite vulnerable; we cannot influence crises in the economic or political sphere in any way. Today we are confident in the permanence and stability of our work or relationships; tomorrow everything may begin to change. If we have the skill to spontaneously seek support in different situations - in relationships, other people, then our ability to adapt to the world can be much wider. The principles of tightrope walking are very interesting. At the beginning, before the actual lesson, a warm-up is done - you need to walk on the ground, carefully feeling all the unevenness of the earth's cover. This makes it possible to restore sensitivity to the feet. To stay on the rope, you need to find support on your legs and feet. But more often we look for support with our hands, and this is paradoxical. Because it’s more common to rely on where there is more control. it is traditionally more in the hands. But this is also much more illusory, because there is nothing at hand - air. And under your feet there may be real support in the form of earth or a rope. In life, everything happens in a similar way. We strive to have great control over what is happening, but at the same time we cannot always feel the “ground” under our feet. When you walk along a tightrope, you need to very clearly feel the spine and concentrate on it first of all; as soon as your attention goes to your arms or legs, your balance threatens to be lost. And you begin to focus on the core in the middle of you and you can continue moving. In life, we can lose sight of the main thing at a given moment in time and get stuck on the little things. They can really unsettle us. When you clearly understand who you are and what you need, then you have more self-confidence. In all areas of life. Our vestibular apparatus works in such a way that you only need to look straight ahead, never lower your head down, trying to look at your feet. Otherwise, you quickly lose your balance, and besides, hanging your head down makes it difficult to move. Don't believe me? Try to lower your head down and take steps forward, backward, and to the sides. And then raise your head. Look straight ahead and do the same. Compare the sensations. It’s the same in life. Lastly, you should never struggle with the cable or balance beam when moving along the rope. That is, if you are tossed in different directions, then holding yourself by force is an empty number. It is better to let hesitations happen and go with them. Then it is more likely to remain on the rope. In our everyday life, as soon as we become rigid and strive to control by force what begins to oscillate or try to stop these oscillations by force, we become vulnerable to oscillations. And it’s easier to unsettle us. These are interesting parallels.