Don't Push the River

If there is one lesson I seem to need learning and re-learning it's regarding something a wise man once told me: "Don't push the river." He meant that we should not force things, wanting things to happen, good things, of course, before they are meant to happen. Some people are not only intuitive, but they listen to what they intuit. If only we could go blissfully through life and stumble upon good fortune, but intuitive people can see it coming! Or, we know it will come, won't it?

When I push the river, I make myself sick. When I try to force things, what I end up with will sound or appear forced. I will come off as disingenuous, not to mention sick and tired. People will be irritated with me, they will say enough is enough. Okay, I get it. I'm pushing the river and need to simply have patience for this beautiful life to unfold as it unfolds, for the story to be told. Words like "grace" and "acceptance" come to mind.

Thank you, oh, wise man! You were telling me not to do too much, think too much, and, as usual, to stop worrying!