Floating Through (Relaxed) Limited Edition Giclee Print

About This Piece

A couple years ago, I went on a floating trip down the creek at Turkey Run State Park. It was one of the most peaceful activities I’ve ever done. Reclining in the tube, head back, feeling the sun on my skin as I drifted along, carried by the current. Occasionally I’d drift too close to the rocks or towards a fallen tree, and with a small kick or two I’d correct my course.

Thinking about the ease of that day stands in stark contrast to how we spend most of our time. Instead of acceptance, alignment, and flow, we engage in resistance and control.

What would life be like if we stopped fighting the current and let it carry us along? If we embraced things as they are instead of trying to make them something else? What if we simply nudged ourselves back on the right path when we start to go astray, instead of getting trapped or overcorrecting?

We are allowed to experience ease. It doesn’t mean we’re not working hard enough or aren’t worthy of our success. It means that we conserve our energy and use it effectively with the momentum of reality, rather than wearing ourselves out by striving and resisting.