Be Like Water

Be like water... follow the path of least resistance to get to your goal.  Ease your way around the rocks, logs and other obstacles.  Let gravity do most of the work for you until you become a part of the sea.

Be like water... change with the conditions.  A mist on a cold, autumn evening or driving raindrops in a powerful summer storm.  Ice on a January day or evaporating to create a cloud pillar in the sky during a warm, humid day in July.  Join with your brothers and sisters like waves in the ocean or float slowly on your own through the sky as a snowflake.

Be like water... be persistent and don't give up.  Eventually the stream erodes its banks on a sharp turn or it finds its way around, under, or over once it builds up enough pressure and volume.

Be like water... give what you have so other things can live.  Soak into the soil and make yourself available to the growing plants as they seek you with their roots.  Form a pool so living creatures can take a much needed drink.

Be like water... choose a moment to be strong, invincible, and maybe even a bit frightening to remind everyone to not take life and the gifts of living for granted.

Be like water... be gentle and encouraging.  Chuckle with delight as you run around the pebbles in the creek bottom and provide interest with ripples on the surface or a reflection of the sky when you feel perfectly calm.

Look at water... and let it teach you about awe and wonder.  Let it remind you of gratitude.  Let it remind you to...

Be like water.