# Tense Harmony

By [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2) · 2025-09-04

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Tension breeds the awareness of harmony.

The presence of one thing indicates the absence of its opposite.

I woke up this morning feeling tightness.

Almost everywhere.

My shoulders were a mess.

My hamstrings were wound tight, like a spring.

My back and chest felt like they were constrained a straightjacket.

Initially, all I wanted was a quick release, a salvation of some sorts.

It wasn’t forthcoming. I didn’t have a path.

So, I stretched and did some yoga.

Then, I sat for 30 minutes, just trying to align with the breath.

It’s not all gone, the tension.

But some has dissipated.

There’s a bit more harmony present.

Now, they just co-exist. They must

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