Lessons from the river

On our final leg along the Murrumbidgee River, as well as learning from the Red Gum forests, the River itself has many lessons to teach. These are some of them:

The course of life is never straight, but it moves us on from the past towards a future

 we cannot see.

Every bend on the journey brings something new.

There is always hope when life seems dark, if we take the time to look outwards for it.

Sometimes the old needs to make way for the new.

Remnants of the past will remain, despite the new.

After times of trauma, debris will remain.

The "islands" on our journey can be places of respite and the beginning of new growth.

Nurturing brings new life.

We can try to own our lives, but we can never totally control the journey.

Too much of a good thing may kill parts of us, but beauty of character results.

Just as erosion is needed for beaches to form, so erosion from parts of our lives allows new aspects to form.

Remember: Have faith in your journey. everything had to happen exactly as it did to get you where you're going next! Mandy Hale