With this approach, people can take small steps to "swing the pendulum," enabling them to feel more emotionally, mentally and physically "balanced" during the day, according to the expert.

When the swing is hard to one side or another, the swing back is easily perceptible – winter gives way to summer, and so on. Typically, in politics, the swings are relatively weak.

The pendulum isn’t done. The next swing could bring a renewed appreciation for government, a creative spark, new career possibilities, or laughter with someone you meet at a dance class.

Will the pendulum on queer rights swing toward sense or nonsense? A march in 2023 in Austin in support of LGBTQ+ rights, after a spate of measures targeting queer people.

Historians will research and chronicle the effects of this swing of the political pendulum: on immigration, on safety nets, on trade and a host of other policy topics.

The pendulum isn’t done. The next swing could bring a renewed appreciation for government, a creative spark, new career possibilities, or laughter with someone you meet at a dance class.