River floating

Life is like floating along in a river.

It’s nice and easy while you’re going with the flow.

Everything is moving and you feel weightless and in sync with the universe.

The constant movement is time is marching ever onward.

So when does it become difficult?

When we see a certain part of the river bank that we like the look of.

That’s when we reach out and desperately try to hold on to a branch or stone.

Then life is a struggle as we feel the full power of the river weighing down on our arms as we cling to the job or person or house that we would hate to lose.

That’s when stress and anxiety arrive because we’ve become attached and deep down we know change is constant and no matter how much we love them, they too will die.

The key is somehow finding the balance of living life wholeheartedly but also being ready to lose it all.