I went for a swim today, and once again was struck by the differences in the way people swim. Some have their own unique strokes that look enormously inefficient but get them up and down the pool faster than I can move! Some disturb the entire pool, thrashing through the water and in the process creating waves that usually hit me just as I am taking in air, making me splutter. And still others cut gracefully through the water, barely creating a ripple as they go by.
I aspire to be one of the latter ones – at one with the water, enjoying the strokes, getting the distance done but without unecessary effort. In life too, this is my philosophy. I could thrash around, making a lot of noise and leaving mayhem in my wake…but frankly that is far too much like hard work! I could (and I have) devise my own way, looking chaotic but actually moving quite fast…again, it’s too hard! Or I could go through life gracefully, joyfully, finding the path of least resistance and enjoying the flow…Mmmmm, that’s the one for me.
After all, why waste energy disturbing the water (and yourself!) when you don’t need to?
Love
Donna.x