Ride the Tides

The tide rises and falls every single day. It does not apologize for the low tide, and it does not cling to the high one. Life moves the same way. There are full seasons and empty ones, and they take turns whether we approve or not.

So much of our suffering comes from resisting the tide we are in. We brace against the low and grasp at the high, and the fighting wears us out. Being flexible, willing to adjust and modify as we go, serves us far better.

You do not have to love every tide. You only have to stop fighting the ocean. Surrender to where you are, and you can finally ride the wave instead of being pulled under by it.