It is an absolutely gorgeous day today, in the low 70's, partly cloudy, just great. We'll have more tomorrow, maybe even pushing into the 80's. Unfortunately, Wednesday may bring a drop in temperature of nearly 30 degrees and a storm coming in, hopefully just rain. It's just Mother Nature playing games again. Still, it's best to enjoy the good weather when you have it and not stress over what may come, right?
I recieve a weekly news letter from a guy in Australia who is a life coach. Most of his stuff is good and sometimes very good. This week's message was about going with the flow, a term that is used frequently. Phil had a wonderful way of explaining it, that really makes you think about how you live your life. You start out thinking of each day being a river. Some days the river is calm and placid and other days it might be more suitable for white water rafting. He then says that we have the choice each day which way we're going to paddle. Think about it, isn't it easier to paddle down stream, rather than up stream? How many of us spend our days struggling to get through by paddling like crazy up stream and wondering why we don't get to our destinations easily or why we feel so tired.
I love the visulization of the river, it help me to understand going with the flow better. If you look at each day as a river flowing by, doesn't it make sense to believe that the river will get us where we're going easier by riding it as it flows, rather than fighting it. I know many of us get suspicious when the way seems too easy, like something must be wrong with how we're living if it's easy. Maybe that's a hang over from the Puritan ethics model, but why would a loving Father, our creator constantly put obstacles in our paths,making us miserable? Many think that the obstacles are there for us to overcome and to learn. There's certainly something to be said for that idea, though I think many times, we put the obstacles there ourselves, either our souls urging to learn, or maybe even our egos trying to prove their point, that we're not worthy or something. At any rate, why shouldn't we paddle down stream and enjoy the trip of our lives, we're still on our way to that final destination anyway.
Another thing Phil had in his newsletter was a link to a narrated video on Youtube called "Shift Happens". This is really an interesting video, here's the link http://youtube.com/watch?v=FqfunyCeU5g If you're interested in Phil's newsletter, his website is at http://www.peoplestuff.com.au
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