The ebb and the flow

I remember a few years ago I was sharing some personal challenges I was experiencing with a friend, and he looked at me and told me that I just had to ride the wave, and explained how life seems to unfold in a series of ups and downs. So true, isn’t it? Whenever I find myself really frustrated or impatient, I remind myself that I just have to ride the wave and things will get better. On the other hand, when things are going well and I’m feeling a bit over-confident, I know that I need to savour that feeling because chances are it won’t last forever either. Yep, as the saying goes, this too shall pass!

I have just come out of a period of my life where I have been really challenged as I juggled some really big project and faced some set-backs. I found myself really frustrated and impatient at times, questioning and doubting people and things. What saved me were my strong core values and complete trust in my intuition. Decisions that might have seemed really difficult to some were actually quite easy to make, because I am so very clear on what I stand for and what I’m committed to accomplishing. I also kept reminding myself that it was a phase, that I just had to stick it out, do the right thing and things will turn around.

Like many others, I can get so caught up with things and forget how things almost always works out just fine, I just need to let go and ride the wave…whooohhooo!!!