If our aim is what the Aztecs refer to as supreme equilibrium, 52 percent of our energy goes toward the maintenance of our own health, the health of our families and our communities, and the health of the universe. If we are not healthy, we cannot generate anything but survival. Twenty-six percent of our energy goes toward the maintenance of our freedom, because we need to be a free, creative, productive, and solvent people who have an intact culture and traditions. Thirteen percent goes toward acquiring wisdom, which comes from apprenticeship and learning, followed by years of practicing and developing what we have learned. Nine percent goes toward the maintenance of our conscience, which allows us, ultimately, to be of service to others.
— Elena Avila, Joy Parker, Woman Who Glows in the Dark