Learn to loosen up and let your body flex with the movements and pressures that life’s changes and challenges bring.
When the boat of life rocks and sways and lifts and drops as it hit the intersecting waves of life events,
Or when it twists and turns and stalls and heaves when pushed and pulled by the ever changing currents of our time,
Like a skilled sailboat captain, keep your balance on the deck so that you can steer the ship and keep going.
Don’t hold on too tight.
Loosen up and let your body and mind flex with the the stresses and anxieties that life’s changes bring. This way you can shift your balance and keep your footing and not tip over.
Be more like tough rubber than tough wood.
For rubber expands when stretched and relaxes when not under pressure. It absorbs the shocks to itself without ripping or shattering. It can be twisted and bent and yet returns to its own form when released.
Wood is good, but not very flexible or as resilient. It cannot absorb as much pressure by compressing itself. So when it’s pulled, pushed, or twisted too much, It cracks and breaks and cannot be the same again.
Don’t hold on too tight.
Be willing and ready to let some things go.
Sometimes we survive by cutting the sails for a while and just letting the winds of life blow us along or just blow past us. When things calm down enough, then we should reset our sails, chart our course, and capture the winds that will take us where we need to be.
