by Digger Barr
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Before the boat went by, the lake surface had been smooth.
The stillness of the morning air was reflected in the stillness of the water.
Turbulence of the previous day had filtered away and everything lay in silence.
I too was reluctant to move.
I snuggled deeper into the cozy sleeping bag yet grateful for the cool mountain air.
The draw was to remain in quiet and prolong the peacefulness from the night.
Activity on the lake soon set a change in motion.
It took a bit for the waves to ripple to shore.
Water lapped on the rocks announcing the arrival of this change.
I did not know this person driving the boat.
And yet this driver had affected the course of my day.
Not in a large way but indirectly sending out ripples that gave me notice it was time to shift.
More accurately a transition time was at hand and it was up to me how I would like to respond.
Stay still and keep wishing for what had just been or to use this new energy to find another direction for myself.
The ripples lapped at the rocks and headed back out the other way.
They had found the turning point at the edge. The edge didn’t stop the energy set in motion.
It simply redirected as it continued back along its way.
A few more boats and the glassy surface turned into a shimmer of crisscrossing waves.
Each wave continued to reach every shore and returned back again.
A body of water was set in motion, energetically connecting everything it touched the rest of the day.
Water skiers and jet skis plow through the middle oblivious to their contribution.
Two kayakers glided by in silence feeling each wave intimately.
They too added to the stir but in a more subtle way.
As such we all go, either creating waves or counter positioning to absorb those born by others.
How we contribute to the whole is up to us.
Be it in silence or jumping into the middle of the fray, we are all part of the vast ripple effect.
All action is motion, motion is energy and given enough time, will connect everything.
Creator or observer, our existence is enhanced when connected with the other.
It may not matter if this connection is realized.
But then again it may.
Digger2024