Riding the Wave of Change

Advice in trying times: Plan to ride the wave of change like a pro surfer.  Usually a pro surfer will sit there on his board and wait for the perfect wave to come.  You don’t have to wait, it is here now.  It may not be the wave you were waiting for but you better jump on the board before you get washed away. You can use a kneeboard, a boogie board, a long board or short board.  Just ride the wave.

One of the things that makes surfing so much of a challenge is that every wave is different. So just when you are patting yourself on the back because you road the last wave all the way in, you turn around and there is a bigger more aggressive one about to swallow you up.

Of course this is all an analogy for making your way through the current global economic and social changes with grace.  Okay there will be no grace for miles.  But you can keep your head above water.  I have a friend who has been surfing for 30 years.  He said the key to surfing is learning how to use the power of the wave for your benefit and pleasure.  I had never looked at it that way before.

At first it may appear that you do not know how to surf.  After getting beaten up by the big waves (and right now there are only big waves) you just might find yourself riding the tube like a pro.  Presently there are two options 1. learn quickly  2. choke on saltwater. I think the pro’s learned from hours and hours of paddling,  getting beaten up from falling off the board and being tackled by gynormous waves.  And now look at them performing advanced maneuvers in the worst kinds of weather.  And they do this for fun?

As a group we need to remember this isn’t a contest against each other.  It isn’t even us against the wave (of change). We cannot change the path of the wave. The next best thing is master the power of the wave (of change) to propel us forward before it swallows us whole.  Just as the professional surfers experience, the whole thing gets easier the more you do it.  I know your intention was not to become surfers but here you are anyway.  Get to surfing.