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Yearning for a Yin to Your Yang:Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World 1He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in greatdanger.--ConfuciusA true balance between work and life comes with knowing that your life activities areintegrated, not separated.-- Michael Thomas SunnarborgI'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.--Calvin; Calvin and HobbesI. The Yin-Yang SymbolEver taken more than a moment to think about the "Yin-Yang" symbol? It was createdthousands of years ago by the Chinese to reflect the movement of the sun over theyear's celestial calendar. To the Chinese and other Asian cultures, the symbol came torepresent much more in terms of an understanding of life and a way of being. To manyAmericans, in comparison, they paid the symbol cursory attention, simply noting that itreflected, on its face, the concept of balance.1 This article was prepared by Chris Page and Melanie Cheairs. Chris is a member of the ALFAInternational firm of Young Moore and Henderson, P.A. of Raleigh, North Carolina; Melanie is amember of the ALFA International firm of Lorance and Thompson, P.C. of Houston, Texas.2