How I do love life and all the lessons that unfold with it.
The recent rainfall and resultant rising water table and floods have given me much food for thought.
It fascinates me how man would try and alter the course of the flow of water, by creating dams, breakwaters, retainer walls and reclaiming land. Ultimately the power, that is water, has its way, whether by gradual seepage or a massive heave and a sudden explosive bursting of its bondage. We can after all only contain water for a limited period of time, until the pressure build up is too great.
I find myself pondering the similarities of water and emotions and noticing that we behave similarly with our emotions, almost damming them, keeping them under wraps, so to speak, until they reach breaking point and the river bursts its banks, dangerously spilling our contents all over the place.
I am deeply confused as to why we humans would try and prevent the natural flow of water, when we know that it ultimately will have its way whether we like it or not. I have witnessed my neighbour, who is on lower ground than myself, piling rocks into my drainage pipes, to try and stop the flow of run off water onto his property. Well, we all know that the resultant build up of water on my side of the wall will eventually cause the wall between us to collapse.
Why do we try and hide our feelings and mask them when we know their passage into the present moment is inevitable?
Do we try and con ourselves by putting off what we don’t feel like dealing with right now in the false hope that tomorrow never will come?
We all know tomorrow always comes.
A stitch in time saves nine – It’s really less messy to tackle the situation fresh, rather than cleaning up the resultant debris
What we resist persists - whether that is a chocolate addiction or the inability to face an obnoxious bully. The build up of pressure, be that emotional or physical will triumph.
So what I simply find myself learning is that we need to allow the river to flow. We need to give ourselves permission to just be and let go of control, conditions, rigidity and expectations and go with the flow of life. Allow our unconditional love to flow. Be flexible and open to change, because change is one thing we can be certain of.
We need to stop creating boundaries, channels, walls and compartments and just allow circumstances and life to Flow!
Remember, ‘Life happens whilst we’re busy making other plans’ - John Lennon
or perhaps 'the river of life flows whilst we are busy creating obstacles'
- Nicolette Lodge
So my friend, until next week, I wish you flow.
Surf the wave. Have the ride of your life!
or perhaps 'the river of life flows whilst we are busy creating obstacles'
- Nicolette Lodge
So my friend, until next week, I wish you flow.
Surf the wave. Have the ride of your life!
Love
Nicolette
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