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You Are in the Flow
I love sitting on the edge of a river or a stream, and just watching the ripples as the water cascades from one place to another. There is a very natural flow to everything. A leaf floats by. A fish swims past. There is a beautiful rhythm to it all. It all just feels like everything is happening without struggle or stress of any kind.
Is life usually this natural? Is there a flow to it? In my life there are days when it definitely does not feel that way. Those are usually the days when I think I know how things are supposed to go. I had a plan. It changed. Now, I’m asking the questions about why things are not going the way I think they should be. These are the days when I’m trying to control. These are the days when I am not letting the natural order of things happen. Why do I think I know how things are supposed to be go? It’s a complicated issue, but essentially it comes down to fear. Fear that my plan will not be valued. Fear that my needs will not be met. Fear that I cannot trust what is happening outside of me.
Trust. This is really the heart of the matter for me. Do I trust that life is unfolding the way it should? Trust is easier (note I didn’t say easy) when things are going well, and the changes in plans in a day lead to an obvious positive outcome. Note also that I have words like positive outcome in here. This implies that I think there are positive and negative…
