The Creek
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Ken Bechtel in The Goo Blog
I was working beside Boulder Creek today.  Being around the creek on one of the first warm days of Spring is always so much fun. People walking, running and biking on the creek path, tubers floating by, dogs playing in the water. I love it.
And I was reminded that the water doesn’t care what you do with it. It just keeps rolling on.
A duck swam by and showed its ability in allowing the water to support it and take what it is given as it masterfully negotiated the rapids. The big golden retriever just down stream from me takes a different approach as he bounds into the water in pursuit of the latest stick it has fallen totally in love with. Though he does not have the grace of the duck he still finds a way to enjoy the rushing water.
Then there are the rocks. They aren’t moving. You can go over or around them, but they are not interested in letting the waters carry them along. They will hold their ground until they are worn down to nothing by years of confrontation with the water.
Energy works a great deal like water. It is there for us. Flowing along and we can choose to sit right down like the rock and not budge no matter what until we are worn down to dust. Or we can take advantage of what the water offers.
Whether we choose floating effortlessly along like the duck or bounding in and splashing around like the golden retriever. Love it or hate it the water and the energy are still there allowing us to choose ease or effort.
