Floating Down the River of Life

Here is a little poem I wrote which was inspired by my own tubing adventure down a river in Colombia South America with a group of friends. This poem is one that I find deeply applicable to how we view our lives, our circumstances, and our choices in the moment which can be so critical in how well we float or move through our lives. I hope you find some hope within these words.

The river of life is one big adventure

Some of the currents are calm and peaceful

Yet others are raging, threatening to drown us

Sometimes we hit rock bottom

Feeling the reverberation in our bodies

Or in our circumstances which seem to never end

We may fall away from the flow

Taking a wrong turn sending us in 

A direction we don’t want to go

When on the river of life

We have decisions to make

But ultimately the current is in control 

The more we actively choose

The current that suits our particular needs

The more likely we are to flow in greater peacefulness

But, we will hit heavy currents

Requiring us to surrender and ride the wave

Trusting that our best friend is rightly guiding us

Sometimes we will lose our way

Requiring us to turn to our wise guides

Who can help us get back in the flow

It is in that combination

Of active choice and sweet surrender

That the greatest adventure can be realized

We must not remain passive,

Otherwise the river threatens 

To overcome us and drown us

We must not try to fully control

Otherwise we will find ourselves 

Exhausted as we rage against the current

We must do our part

While also relying on our stalwart guides

Offering gratitude for the amazing adventure of life

Tubing adventure in Colombia, South America: The calm exit point of our adventure!