Finding the golden mean

It's all about balance, isn't it? Something that my Starbucks latte cup reminded me of this morning.

The good life is the middle way:
Between ambition and compromise;
Between action and reflection;
Between company and solitude;
Between hedonism and abstinence;
Between gluttony and consciousness;
Between passion and judgment;
Between love and hate;
Between discipline and lazyness;
Between the cup of coffee and the bottle of wine.

Modified from the cup, credit to Jay McInerey, author.