Hello and welcome! In case you haven’t noticed, the holidays are upon us. This time of year can be full of anticipation, excitement and fun yet it is also full of obligations, financial overload and stress. How will you navigate the looming holidays? You can perseverate over things you likely can’t control or you can be more passive and let it flow, like water.
LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE WATER
I’ve read numerous books by the late great Dr. Wayne Dyer. He was an enormous inspiration to me. Occasionally, I think of him and some of the profound things he taught. One concept that stands out in my mind today is “Live your life like water.” There was a period in my young life when I would have been oblivious regarding this phrase. Gratefully, now I understand. If you are unacquainted with this concept, allow me to share.
WHAT IS SOFT IS STRONG
Water is soft, passive and flowing. It is liquid energy that we take for granted. Water is ever present yet elusive. Try to squeeze it in your hand and it eludes you. Don’t let the passiveness of water fool you. It is gentle yet powerful. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. Lau Tzu reminds us about the paradox, “What is soft is strong.”
PERSISTENCE
“A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”
Jim Watkins
THE BEAUTY OF WATER
Dr. Dyer reminded us, “If water stays stationary, it becomes stagnant. If it is allowed to flow, it stays pure. It doesn’t seek the high spots to be above it all but settles for the lowest places. It gathers into rivers, lakes and streams, courses into the sea then evaporates to fall again as rain. It maps out nothing and it plays no favorites. I doesn’t intend to provide sustenance to animals and plants. It has no plans to irrigate fields, quench our thirst or to provide the opportunity to swim, sail, ski and scuba dive. These are the benefits that come naturally from water simply doing what it does and being what it is.” That is the beauty of water.
YOU ARE WATER
Did you know that up to 60% of the human adult body is water? In fact, our billions of cells must have water to live. The human body needs food and water to survive. A human can go for more than 3 weeks without food. Mahatma Gandhi survived 21 days of complete starvation, but water is a different story. The average human would only last 3-4 days without it.
GO WITH THE FLOW
Be calm like water. Go with the flow. Be gentle as you navigate the twists and turns life has to offer. Be flexible without bending or breaking. Be softly powerful. Be you. You know the rest. If HDD can help with your diagnostic ultrasound needs, call us at 505-350-3397.