Catching Up With Your Life
Welcome to the river of life! You have an inner tube to float
along in. It is yours and will never be taken away from you.
Float with me down this river of life. We can't see where the
river is going, we can't see around the next bend, but look
there over you head, grab that fruit off the overhanging branch
and taste the gifts of the river. There are many more branches
with all kinds of delicacies here in the river.
Look at all those who float along with us! Honest people,
healers, good people who want to float here and experience life
and live their lives to the fullest.
Here comes a boulder in the water. You will just float around
it, don't worry about the obstacles, they come and they go but
you are in your inner tube and always safe.
The river is quickening now. People are saying there are rapids
up ahead. Some people are trying to climb out of the river. Look
at them holding on to the boulders. Clinging to them, fighting
against the water. Some are scrambling up the river banks
standing still watching the river of life go by them. They look
sad don't they, and scared to ride this river.
But we are not scared! We go through the rapids like a great
Disneyland adventure! We come out the other side just fine even
if we got a little wet and we see more gifts hanging on branches
over the water we can easily reach. The people on the river
banks can't reach these gifts from there. They must get back
into the river if they want these gifts. Lets holler to them!
"Come on! The water is fine! You are safe here! You belong here!
We will be with you! Come on in!" Maybe one will come out of his
or her rut, back to living life and we will be happy about that.
I hear the rushing of a water fall, do you? Oh boy, hang on!
This will be a big adventure! Swoosh! Over we go tumbling around
and bobbing back up, laughing and quite wet indeed! What an
adventure that was! We are safe throughout this ride and we know
it, no matter what happens.
We know there are more bends in the river but we don't know what
they will bring. We know there are more boulders in the river
but we know not to cling to them. We don't need to. We know
other people are standing on the river banks too scared to
travel this river of life freely the way we do. We feel sad that
they can't do it. It is their choice. We know that will be other
branches along the river offering us precious gifts and we need
to stay in the river to reach them.
Where does this river go? Eventually when our time has passed,
it takes us to a golden sea where all the other souls can be
found in peace and joy and harmony. I can't wait to get there
myself! But we have to ride the river until we get there. So in
the meantime I am loving this inner tube, this river, this ride
and experiencing it for all I am worth. I am glad you are here
beside me!