Wisdom in Flow and Ebb

Waves push you toward your goal and then pull back again. So you make movement forward and then seem to stop or even pull back before going on again. That's the way it is. It isn't always a straight forward, linear process. It may be so for a very short time, but not for the long term.

The important thing is to know where the big tide is and to ride it and trust it to take you where you want to go.

This is one thing I gained today from listening to David Cameron, author of "A Happy Pocket Full of Money" in an interview with Bob Doyle.

It's important not to become discouraged by seeming set backs but simply to take them into account in terms of the total picture. Ebbs in the flow may indicate we need a change of approach. They may indicate we simply need to take a pause before another surge of universal energy. They give us opportunities for reflection and self assessment in either case.

Ebbs in the flow also give us opportunity to appreciate our journey and to realize our journey and our presence here as part of a much larger picture.

Trees store up their energy and rest in winter to burst forth in renewed growth each spring. They never try to force things and try to grow when cold would damage new growth. Sometimes unexpected cold strikes anyway and then they simply start again. We can learn much from observing and feeling these patterns.

Unlike trees, we can take direct action rather than being simply responsive to seasons. We can make calculated initiatives even in the face of seeming adversity because we can become wise in how to use apparently adversity to advantage. Still, we can learn to sense the great universal currents and joyously ride the big waves when we tune ourselves to these great patterns.

We are unique in creation as all things are unique. Part of our uniqueness is our ability to learn from observation of and feeling for the universe and all things around us. We are wise when we use our propensity for action combined with a sense of natural rhythm imparted to us by the world around us and all our brother and sister creatures.

We're always fine if we just keep moving, espcially when we have fun moving.