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She has reached a “balance point” that prevents her from falling, but a closer look with a keener eye will reveal that what we think of as balance is actually achieved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@benahrens/how-to-achieve-balance-by-accepting-there-s-no-such-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@benahrens/how-to-achieve-balance-by-accepting-there-s-no-such-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benahrens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe2kprMC3DZ4rBL9itGfBFQ2tUNj1uFebAysffCqtLEiqTcpxqoRgnYmpEST89BaQidfR5kDeZPCeR1kut?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Parkour Tricking Compilation EVER!  - B-twist practice session]]></title><description><![CDATA[So excited to begin experimenting with the B-twist and Straddle Planche. 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