Haven’t we all being marvelled when looking at a waterfall…What is it that captures our attention?
Flow like water they say… Have you ever observed what happens to the water that ends up becoming a waterfall? There is this water flowing gently on a river or creek, going about its business in a peaceful flow. All of a sudden, something changes and it seems like the speed of the current starts to increase and what before was a gentle movement, becomes a little more agitated and
frantic. The speed keeps increasing and when it least expects it, the water is about to make a big leap. There is no way back, it is inevitable. It is falling. Sometimes the fall is small, but sometimes is really big. There is nothing to hold on to, there is just the fall. When it makes it to the bottom, there is a big splash. It changes everything that was before. There is a big confusion, drops of water everywhere, separation, movement, restructure. It takes a while before all the drops of water get back together to continue the journey, but then, there is calm again, peace. This all happens before our eyes and we just feel almost hypnotised by the beauty, the peace this brings.
Doesn’t this sound familiar to you? Travelling through life, doing what we are used to, following the same routines we are comfortable with, when all of a sudden something changes. It seems like everything starts changing its rhythm and we are no longer able to keep the same pace. There is a little bit of confusion and fear. Maybe we get a little anxious as we don’t know exactly what is coming our way. As we see the changes approaching, a bit more fear invades our senses and we try to hold on to what we know. However, the change is inevitable. We are asked to take a big leap and there is no way back. We have no other choice than closing our eyes and let the momentum take us where we need to go. After the fall there is confusion. Everything has shifted, we are no longer the same. A big restructure has occurred and it might take a while before we are able to put our parts together to be able to continue the journey. But once we do, there is peace again and we might be grateful that all this took place. We are certainly in a better place.
Some of us, when seeing the changes coming, try to hold on to a rock to avoid the fall. However, this doesn’t work. Our fear will increase, we will become very anxious and very tired of holding on to something that doesn’t work.
Is this you at the moment? What part of the journey are you at? Wherever you are, simply Trust. It will all eventually fall in place and after you allow the shift, the restructure, there is growth, there is peace. We are no longer the same, but we are greater, we are renewed, we are stronger, more powerful.
If we were able to observe this process from the distance, as the observer, we would be marvelled at the fabulous shift that just happened before our eyes.
Just let go and flow like water! you won’t regret it!
Maria De Vivo