Go With the Flow

Today's lesson from nature happened on my way to work this morning, and it's more of a reminder than a lesson. As I was driving across the College Avenue bridge, I noticed a solitary seagull flying along the river. He seemed to be floating along with the air currents, not working too hard at all. This bird's message was clear, especially as I was heading into work for the start of a new week.

Lesson learned: Go with the flow. Let go of the need to control.

Yes, this is an excellent reminder. Like that seagull, we need to ride the air currents of life. He always gets from Point A to Point B, but it is a lot easier if he's not bucking the currents along the way. We tend to exhaust ourselves by trying to control everything around us, when we could simply enjoy the ride, and trust that we will get to our destination. The amazing thing is that we usually end up seeing and enjoying things along the way that we would have missed otherwise.

So, like that seagull, I'll keep the goal in mind, but I won't stress over the details of how to get there. That feels better already.

Go with the flow!

Steph