Learn to ride the waves

I just had one of the most wonderful times of my life in Cancun. Thank you Chad, Lisa, Jeremy and the entire DFM team. It was great on so many levels - physically, mentally and spiritually.

Something happened early one morning (No, not “Perhaps you should lie down”. I’ll talk about that another time.) But a really big spiritual rev. (revelation) as my pastor calls them.

Early one morning I was looking out on the ocean. The water was calm and peaceful further out. Then the closer it got to shore the more choppy it became. Then, when it reached the shore it became calm again. But it didn’t stop there. No, after a brief time the water turned around and went back out to sea.

I saw a man on a surf board – but the waves were too rough to ride – so he sat on top of the board and just road the waves.

It made me think – isn’t this exactly how life is? Everything seems calm and peaceful – the out of seemingly no where you encounter the rough waves. They get higher and higher. Now during these times you can try and swim against the current, exhaust yourself, and maybe drown. OR you can learn to ride on TOP of the waves. Riding it out. Not giving into it. Not fighting it. But learning when you should just relax, and ride out the rough times.

Then – as you reach your destination, all becomes peaceful again. BUT it doesn’t stop there. Because if the water STOPPED there it would become stagnant and die. No, it swirls for a second then goes right back to the sea – to start the entire process over again. Ever changing, never changing.

I want to be the person on top of the waves – laughing with pure joy. Because the more choppy the weather, the better the ride. KNOWING that it will not always be choppy – there are calm days ahead. But for this moment in time – simply feel the sun on your face, the joy of life surrounding you – and learns to ride the wave.