Bethie’s back! I have just returned from a several day training in Carlsbad, California. This is the third year in a row that I’ve trekked down to Carlsbad for workshops. I absolutely love it there!
I am ever so busy plunging myself back into life. So, indulge me one more time as I re-post below, “Buddha Goes Surfing”, the inspiration that came from my very first visit there…
I just wanted to briefly share how much I loved watching the surfers at Carlsbad beach. I found myself quite entranced by the whole dance of surfing. I watched how they moved in towards a wave and I began to see how surfing moved in stages. It seemed first there was the anticipation of the wave and then choosing where to be with it. I noted the expectation, the planning, all the way through riding the wave. What one might call the stage of fruition or in some cases non-fruition.
It struck me how this is really a metaphor of how everything moves and develops in life. The stages of anticipation, the planning, then carrying out the plans, the doing and finally culminating in fruition or non-fruition. This is how we buy a house, those new shoes, that new car. These are the stages in how we accept a new job or even interview for one. It’s the cycles of that project at work. This is how a garden grows and so much more. It’s essentially how everything is created and developed.
In light of that, fruition or non-fruition doesn’t really matter because there is ALWAYS another wave! And knowing this we can move in the flow and let the current carry us along; we don’t have to buck that current.
By the way, didn’t you just love the title of this piece?! Yup, tell your friends you read the news here first: Buddha Goes Surfing and his message to all — all is well, no worries, go with the flow because there is always, always another wave.
What a beautiful, comforting analogy, Beth!
And I must say you have me sitting here on the beach, staring at the sea in eager anticipation of the next wave of insight your contemplation will bring!
Thank you Susan. You’re a doll for being such a wonderful supporter of my blog. I have several of your blogs to catch up on that I eagerly anticipate reading! I always feel so grounded and at peace after I read one of your masterpieces.
reminds me of abe saying theres always another boat… there is always another wave, you can choose to get on it at any time.
ride ride ride (O:
There always another wave. U surf as well? Best – Ho’olana (1 of the 3 saltysisters)
Love it! What a great analogy. And a wonderful reminder. Thanks.
It reminded me of Abe’s teachings, too, AnnMarie. Eternally there’s always another wave. It’s the nature of the Universe.
xo
Hello 1 of the 3 saltysisters :) What a fun name! No, I’ve never even touched a surfboard but I love to swim in the ocean (the warm ones). Does that count? :)
Thanks for visiting my blog and I so appreciate the comments.
Blessings, Beth
Thanks so much Louise!
love this beth! Love the analogy. Always another wave.
No worries…
Yeah pretty cool Jules — the Zen of surfing! <3