The Way of Water, part 4, Lessons from Water: Let Go and Flow

Water flows throughout nature, in oceans, lakes, streams, creeks, and rivers. It doesn't let things get in ts way or impede its path. Nor does it resist its natural cycle of change from its water cycle of evaporation to condensation to precipitation, or from changing its state from liquid to gas to solid, as the situation may require.

Just as water adapts and takes on different forms, so must we continuously let go of our current state in order to change and grow.

Confucius said, "As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances."

Change is one of the few things we can count on in life, but for many of us, just the thought of change can stir stress. Yet, if things are meant to change, no amount of resistance can stop it. If we are rigid and let our minds form fixed ideas about how things should be, then we are more apt to falter in the face of difficulty. But when we are fluid, our minds open up, we are flexible, we adapt, and we grow.

When we understand that we are best served by flowing with what comes, it will be easier to let go of what was and accept what is. And when we do, we might even find that life has offered some amazing opportunities.
Tune in for upcoming, Part 5, Be Strong yet Gentle