Are You Rowing or Flowing?

There is a current to life, sometimes smooth and sometimes turbulent but, none the less, ever changing. Heraclitus said "No man can step into the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man." Life keeps going as do we. What we have today may be gone tomorrow and what we lack today, tomorrow we may gain. But how do we handle today?

It is true that there are times in life where the best option is to allow everything to fall in place and other times that, well, everything feels like a struggle. So, there are times when we must flow and times when we must row on this ever changing river of life. We row so that we know we have done all we can and we flow so that we can feel the grace of life and allow things to be as they will. Call it fate or destiny which allows things to flow and free will which allows us to row and change our course. How do we know the appropriate time to flow and the appropriate time to row? When do we surrender and when do we fight? Because there is freedom and beauty in both. Only when we are following our hearts will we know which is best suited. It is not always easy to see which is best, we get caught up in our minds, deciding and deciphering and sometimes we do not allow ourselves the dignity to flow or the courage to row. Even worse sometimes we give other people the power to choose for us.

Although one is not better than the other, the appropriate timing for each is important to understand. Are you rowing or flowing and which energy is better suited to your situation? The question can only be answered by you.