Pushing The River

Pushing the river, is a Taoist concept. Have you ever tried so hard to find a solution, you felt as if your brain was about to explode ? Relentlessly chased a potential client, because you felt it was the contract that would move you into the big time and all you hit was a stone wall and silence.

This is pushing the river. When you reach this stage, get up and go do something else. Eat, sleep, drink, take a walk or read. As far as man has advanced, none of us as individuals can push a river. It is a futile exercise.

What does water do ? It flows, meanders, goes over, under and around to find it's way. People who attempt to force things through, end up meeting resistance. They seem to believe that pushing and pushing is the way to achieve. Action causes reaction.

The next time you wonder why you keep meeting resistance, remember you can't push the river. Instead meander, wander, go around, up and under your challenge, until you reach your solution.

Don't push ; Meander

Colin Myles Author

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