Contemplation

Deadly currents, unrelenting rapids, unforgiving obstacles; the merciless power of a raging river humbles even the most insolently proud. Harsh realities conquer naivete; fighting for survival instinctual.  At the mercy of abstraction, life becomes something to endure, fight, transcend; embracing it makes vulnerable a heart in which peace can find. 

The path less travelled, soft and green, grounds restless spirits; Mother Nature soothes discontented souls, astounds the senses.  Ice vaporizes, melts, gives way to spring; dawning of new life; awake, alive, evolutionary. 

Walk not alone through the ebbs and flows of life; existing is not living.  Serenity exists for those who seek it, peace for those who create it, and love for those who share it.