Daily Om: The journey of water as it flows
upon the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Water
begins its residence on earth as it falls from the sky or melts from ice
and streams down a mountain into a tributary or stream. In the same
way, we come into the world and begin our lives on earth. Like a river
that flows within the confines of its banks, we are born with certain
defining characteristics that govern our identity. We are born in a
specific time and place, within a specific family, and with certain
gifts and challenges. Within these parameters, we move through life,
encountering many twists, turns, and obstacles along the way just as a
river flows.
Water is a great teacher that shows us how to move through the world
with grace, ease, determination, and humility. When a river breaks at a
waterfall, it gains energy and moves on, as we encounter our own
waterfalls, we may fall hard but we always keep moving on...read more>>>....