The sea refuses no river

So I spent this past weekend at the ocean. (I also spent some time last weekend at the ocean but not the whole weekend.) The soundtrack in my head was a song by Pete Townshend called, "The Sea Refuses no River." The whole point of the song is that our lives will flow as they are supposed to no matter what gets in the way or no matter what shape the river banks are in. There is never a time when the sea will refuse to take the water coming to it in the river. To me, this is our destiny and how we get there. We all have a path and a purpose and though it may not be a straight shot, our river will wind around and eventually join with the sea. Again, it's about being and not worrying about how.

As I was sitting on the beach yesterday and watching the waves crash in I was again reminded that worrying and planning don't do any good. Those waves don't wonder how they'll crash or where they'll crash or even THAT they'll crash....they just crash. The tide doesn't look at some clock and say...ok, time to come in now! The rocks don't just one day say...I'm tired of being tossed around so I'm going to stay here today. It all has a perfect, universal rhythm and it all works without worrying about processes and outcomes. The water just is and it's just fulfilling its purpose. The rocks just are and they're just fulfilling their purpose. It's beautiful and magical and utter full of life and mystery.

I had some great time with my dad. My dad and I had a tumultous time when I couldn't stand him and he was, I'm certain, overly frustrated with me. Probably typical stuff and it was made more difficult because I moved all over the place with my mom. Now, thankfully, my dad and I are really tight. And it's been happening for the past few years and I'm blessed. He calls me every Tuesday morning to check in and we also talk/email throughout the week. We got to take a couple good walks together this weekend which was lovely. He asked me what I think about when there's nothing to think about. It was an interesting question and so I answered with...I think about being. I shared with him a little bit of my journey and I expected cynicism and I got support and encouragement. Awesome!

I also got to have some fun time with my daughter. We flew kites, we climbed on rocks, we played in the freezing cold water. I tried to do whatever it was that she wanted and we had fun. :)

Peace and love to you all. Be the water...fulfill your destiny don't try to make your destiny. It'll come to you just as the river flows to sea as long as your open to it.

KA :)