Ambassador of Quan

Even keel, center of balance, equal mix of rational and emotional. Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr's character on Jerry Maguire) used the term Quan to explain his center of balance.

But what is really a true center of balance? And why is everyone in the world dying to find theirs? When we were kids and sitting on a see-saw, it was more fun if you were up or down, but never when you were centered. We felt the need to be extreme, whether high or low, but that gave us joy, it gave us reason for being.

And as adults, if you lean towards one of the extremes you are branded - crazy.

We are all guilty of extremes that give us a reason to show happiness or sadness, there's nothing wrong with that, but where we are wrong is when we take those extremes to the highest point. We can't just go out to eat, we have to go to a buffet and get an all you can eat. We don't run races or marathons but ultra marathons. We don't eat healthy and exercise but we crash diet. No center of balance. No Quan.

Balance doesn't make you ordinary but tests you to see if you can maintain your levels. It's harder to have balance than to have the extremes. On extremes we let go and let nature take its course, no boundaries. But put restrictions on it - then we think we are being controlled.

So let loose and go to the limits, they build cars that can go 200 mph but put a speed limit at 65. Would you like a second helping of fried chicken - yes I would. How are you feeling - I'm feeling like I'm on fucking top of the world. No one likes to hear you say I'm just okay.

Quan - the balance. For me, I'll scream my lungs out on the see-saw going up and down.