CALM

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We travel our life journey in a small boat…just the right size for her and I
Too many times, we’ve experienced rough seas
17 foot waves often try to veer us off course…
The wake of other ships seems intent on tossing us out of our little boat.
The journey thus far has been to just try and hold on

It’s easy to see interesting things on either side of the boat
One or the other of us will lean over the edge to get a closer look
This has only made the boat lopsided…
Nearly capsizing us…way too often

Sometimes, we see the huge waves coming at us
We try to run from one side to the other…to balance ourselves
Even after the waves have subsided, we continue running back and forth…
It’s what we’ve gotten used to doing to steady our boat

This does nothing but continue to create waves
WE create the waves by running back and forth
In a vain attempt to stabilize the boat

If, however, we remain calm…
Seeing the waves and other interesting things as mere distractions…
If we remain calm and simply move together towards the middle of our boat
We can stop creating unnecessary waves…and
Little by little the boat will rock less and less

If we lie together…quietly in the center
The waves will eventually subside
The little distractions will eventually float away on their own

If we cling to each other...the other we’ve always enjoyed…
And loved…
The rough seas beneath will return…
To calm…to love…to us

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