When are you most at peace? Since birth my answer to this question has remained the same; Water. I am most at peace on those bright sunny days, not a cloud in the sky, when your biggest concern is that you are floating too far from the shore. Smart people tie themselves to the end of the dock but sometimes there is nothing better than feeling like you are drifting away. The water seems to just rock you back and forth as you drift in and out of conscious bliss. The struggles of everyday life are standing on the dock and you wave at them with a smile and a nod as you float on down the river. It is my favorite day.
As everybody knows, however, sooner or later the tide will bring you back to shore. Back to reality. Your only comfort is that someday soon you will once again have a bright and sunny day when all your troubles drift away, if only for a few hours.
Last night, after a day of floating on the river, I stood on the shore with my feet in the sand, and watched the sun set over the horizon. It was beautiful. The tide was coming in and boats were heading for home. It’s an interesting thing, tides. One minute you are standing in nothing and the next you are up to your knees in river water.
In a lot of ways life is like the tides. Good times come and go. Bad times too. Relationships, friends, jobs, money, things, experiences; they all ebb and flow. Sometimes you are knee deep in happiness and other times you barely have your feet wet. It’s usually during those times that you learn the most about yourself. It is during low tide that you must reflect. Reflect on all of the different aspects of your life. Figure out what works, what doesn’t, what needs to change and how to change it. Happiness isn’t instantaneous and it isn’t a given, but it is always achievable.
Throughout the year the tides change and you may never know for sure when high tide will be rolling in. But just remember that the tide always comes. Always. If you don’t believe me, ask mother nature.
Happy Floating!
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