Filed Under (Life) by Nick on 21-03-2009
Life Like Bottled Water
During the summer, temperatures reach well over 100 degrees with totally dry air. This sweltering time of year causes my body to constantly yearn for a cold bottle of mountain spring water. Explaining the flavor of water can prove to be quite a challenge. Yet, this cool and wet, all natural liquid can invigorate the soul as it rushes down my throat. So refreshing!
BRB (be right back), that sounds so good right now… ahhhh… mmmm. That hit the spot.
Life like water somehow seems to evaporate rather quickly to desert status while going through a traumatic experience, like the loss of a loved one or even a divorce after years of marriage. It’s like we have this innate survival instinct to abandon all connections with the world. To just sit alone with only our emotions for company.
I’ve been there and still occasionally visit this emotional pit. Going through separation and divorce after nearly 15 years of marriage has been a particularly painful and emotional experience for me. I spent most of my time at home. I felt that my world imploded and exploded all around me at the same time. An emotional fallout that has lasted for over 2 years.
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Filed Under (Emotions, Life) by Nick on 12-11-2007
Disrupted Serenity
There you are, kayaking down a beautiful river on a cool refreshing morning. Holding the oars out of the water, you gently coast with the natural flow of the river. As you listen to the peaceful sounds of nature and take in as much of it’s beauty along the river banks, you can’t help but wish every day was like this. No concrete. No traffic. No noise. No stress.
You close your eyes for a few seconds to focus on the smell, sounds, and the feeling of the wind caressing your cheeks. Your moment in serenity is violently disrupted as the kayak hits a rock, and another, and another. Until you find yourself in the middle of raging rapids.
Life like water offers you many peaceful moments of serenity. Unfortunately, it can also catch you off guard, forcing you into a fight for survival. You can’t control life any better than the river. Fortunately, you are in control of your responses and reactions to the events that hit you. You usually have two choices when going through the rapids:
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Filed Under (Life) by Nick on 25-09-2007
We often enjoy that cold and refreshing glass of water, especially during the summer. That same water could boil and scold us with immediate pain. Yet, we’ve learned how to use the boiling water that can be safe and pleasing to us. Water is also used to wash the dirt away. We can enjoy swimming in it and can also die drowning in it.
Life can be viewed from this perspective as well. It’s all around us and it doesn’t stop moving when we do. So much joy can be found in life, along with so much pain as well.
We all find ourselves interacting with life in various ways. You may feel like a sitting rock as life flows all around you like a swiftly moving river. Or, you feel as if life is standing still, like a lake on a peaceful early morning. I’m sure some of you may feel like life is very aggressive and wild like the stormy sea. Or, falling down all around you like the rain.
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