The River is you

1. On the Nature of a River

A shimmering snake glides through the topographical map, winding its way through the valleys and crevices, reaching for its ultimate goal, freedom into the all-encompassing gulf of transcendence.  As humans, we can learn much by looking at nature, we can view nature as our teacher. A river is the simple notion of movement, and as such we must always move, we mustn’t remain stagnant, we have all seen water that is stagnant, that doesn’t move but stays in one spot, it loses its clarity, becoming cloudy and murky. Just such a thing can happen to the human mind; we can become stagnant and murky, unable to function in everyday life.

When we think of the movement of the river and how we can replicate that movement, we mustn’t become locked into a notion of physical movement; we are talking about movement with our psyche or our mind and thoughts. We shouldn’t harbor on certain thoughts but rather let them come and go just as the log passes by in the river as we stand on the bank. When we learn to let our mind flow as water flows we will be free and in the moment.

1.       In what ways have you been stagnant in your life?


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2.       What has kept you from letting yourself flow?


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3.       How will you let yourself be in the movement of life                  from this point on?


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