Serenity And Water: The Pulse Of Life

Water is blood to the earth. Without its flowing rivers, pounding into the arteries of oceans and seas, and the crashing cascade of waterfalls, the earth would dry up and die. Even individuals removed from water for too long begin to feel a dryness inside which no amount of bottle spring water will hydrate.

To find renewed energy in a draining lifestyle, people often seek out vacation spots near water. They look for lush hiking trails to cascades, where the spray of crashing falls reaches far and restores emotional energy.

The sound of water moving in a trickle along narrow beds, across and between glistening rocks, is innocent and gentle. Like a child that wants to be as powerful as its bigger siblings, still young, fresh, and pure. Energy here is playful, peaceful, replenishing serenity instead of feeding adrenaline. Imagine the perfume of wildflowers and the scent of purity near this trickle. A rambler could sit at the bank of a stream watching and listening, and imagining where the stream came from; where it is going. He might fall asleep there under some trees, or just drift into a pleasant reverie while embraced by nature.

In these quiet places is the model for a calm heart. Water purifies. Imagine any sickness you feel, any pain from life’s turmoil: watch in your mind as the stream washes them away. Picture them soaking into the ground, or being carried into a wide river bound for the sea while you remain on solid ground, a safe distance from crashing waves.