From Struggle to Flow

It was a blissful end to a mixed-up day. My husband got his schedule confused. He thought he had an appointment tonight but it turned out to be tomorrow night.

What this meant for us was, instead of an evening of fitting in each other, dinner and playful time with our son into narrow time slots, we found ourselves with an open night. Just for us.

We were quick to hop on the boat, the at-first-rainy day having turned to one filled with glowing light. As our old pontoon boat floated down the river, one with the current, a huge pair of pure white egrets lifted off the shore making a beautiful contrast against the twilit shore. An osprey flew overhead. Life became easy.

I was amazed at how quickly an otherwise busy day shifted into one overcome with deep peace. I thought of all the other times my life has shifted from a state of tension to one of relief through happy coincidences, inner choices or both—a situation gone awry passes like water under the bridge and I commit once more to honoring my soul.

With one heartbeat and opening to where life takes us, the world can change and so can we. How easy the shift from struggle to flow can be.