Rivers Have Beds, But Don't Take Naps

There's a flow to life. Are you in it or going against the tide?

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Transcript

Rivers Have Beds, But They Don’t Take Naps

Ever notice how nature just works? No instruction manual, no wasted energy. It flows. Efficient, simple, direct.

Take rivers—they find the path of least resistance. From Point A to Point B, with no drama. We could learn something from that.

Humans? We complicate things. Especially when we’re upset. We stew, we spiral, we hold on. It’s exhausting.

Look, everyone gets upset. That’s normal. But some people turn it into a full-time job. The real trick—the mission, if you will—is to shorten the distance between upset and calm. As a management consultant once said, “Shorten the storm.”

The longer we drag it out, the more energy we lose. And let’s be honest, when you're upset, who’s getting the most worn out? You are. And chances are, the people around you are tired of hearing about it too.

So, how do you break the cycle?

First, just notice you’re upset. Don’t rush to figure out why. That adds fuel. Drop the “because.” Skip the drama. Feel it in your body, not play the story out in your mind, again.

Your body wants to move that energy through. But we’ve been trained to talk endlessly about our feelings—which ironically keeps them stuck. This isn’t about bottling it up. If you’ve got something real to address, by all means, speak up. You’ll live longer. Just don’t drown in it.

Quick story: I golf now and then with my buddy Chris. We’re both terrible, and him better than me, but he’s fun to play with. When he hits a bad shot, he reacts, shakes it off, and moves on.

Others? One bad shot, and it’s like Shakespeare in the sand trap. Rants, theatrics—the whole round goes down the drain, and they take the rest of us with them.

Nature’s upsets—like thunderstorms—are quick. Intense, sure, but short. Then? Sunshine. Rainbows.

Let your upsets be like that. Express, release, reset. Then move on.

You’ll save your energy. And your sanity.

All the best,
 John