Ebb and Flow

Life is a constant Ebb and Flow. A series of ups and downs, peaks and valleys, many highs and many lows. No amount of elation can be permanently sustained but the same can be said about the opposite, depression. As we journey we will no doubt bear witness to both sides of the coin of life. With every success, there will be a looming failure. With every failure, there is an upcoming success once we turn that corner. The key point is life does not stop, so we should not either. We must keep going and embrace the ebb and flow of life.

The ebb and flow of life does not mean we don’t have choices to make. We have the power to create outcomes for our life. The ebb and flow simply tell us not to get too high on the highs or too low on the lows. Life is a cycle and when there are lows, the highs will come. This is not to say situations change without effort or without deliberate decisions. If we are downtrodden and in a rough patch of our life, simply hoping something will change for us is not going to bring what we are needing. We need to dig deep, embrace the darkness, and change our environment. We must seek that positive change that is coming our way.

On the flip side, if we are currently in a high point in our life we must continue pushing. Life can change in an instant and complacency can let the negative get closer to us. Living in blind optimism when we are at a high point in our life does us a disservice when the shadows come in. There is no absolute guarantee we avoid negatives, as long as life operates on a fundamental level there will be the good and the bad.

Realizing the status of life’s balance will help us recenter ourselves provided our life’s equilibrium is thrown off. Flowing like the ocean’s tides is the flow of life. What rises will fall, and what falls will rise. Understanding this pendulum of life helps us ride the waves. We do not get stuck at the peaks nor do we get swallowed up by depths of the deep. We must never give up and keep going.

Ebb and Flow, carry on.