In the pontoon boat I give over. I do not drive so I make no significant decisions. I sit in a sunny spot. I laugh with good friends or am quiet. There are snacks. I open myself to whatever comes my way. I give-over.
It seems so easy on the pontoon boat. To relax. To go with the flow. To forget the all-important-lists. To drop the illusion that I am more than I am. No need to achieve, to prove, to strive, to become. On the pontoon boat I am just this. I am with friends. We move slowly. We chase nothing. We circumnavigate the lake. On the pontoon boat I am enough – and I know because I do not think about it at all. I measure nothing. No need to measure up.
I wonder why I reserve this kind of living to time on the pontoon boat.
Yesterday was an exceedingly hard day. I filled my cup with discord and self-loathing. I was a wasteland.
The boat is not magic. The peace I feel is not given to me by the boat. I give it to myself. My friends are with me whether we ride the boat or not. The reasons for my discord existed only in my mind. A very dark cloud. In my mind I did not measure up. I withheld peace and chose inner-enmity. Why?
You would think the grace I afford myself when riding in the pontoon boat would be available when riding on the earth as we circle and circle the sun. Why is my ride on this earth any different than my ride on the pontoon boat? Why would I choose anything other than grace?
When not on the pontoon boat am I not capable of opening myself to whatever comes my way? What – other than myself – prevents me from giving-over?
I measure illusions against illusions to fully achieve my misery.
The illusions and incessant measurement are what I drop when climbing onto the pontoon boat. They are what I easily-give-over when taking my seat in the sun with friends. How much more important is it to give-over the illusions with the same ease while inhabiting this seat as I circle and circle the sun?
The music Kerri has recorded is available on iTunes and streaming on Pandora.
read Kerri’s blogpost about the PONTOON BOAT
like. share. support. subscribe. comment…thank you.
Filed under: Identity, KS Friday, Perspective, Random | Tagged: artistry, being and becoming, david robinson, davidrobinsoncreative.com, discord, flow, friends, friendship, illusions, Kerri Sherwood, kerri sherwood itunes, kerrianddavid.com, kerrisherwood.com, life, measure, monkey mind, open, open heart, peace, peace of mind, relationships, self loathing, story, struggle, studio melange, the melange |
The Direction of Intention 
[…] read DAVID’S thoughts this K.S. FRIDAY […]
Seems to me that very intelligent persons have the greatest disadvantage in life. Knowing too much, and not being able to change what is wrong. Limitations. Self-loathing, etc.
Your post hit a nerve within me. Sorry.
My advice (which I will not at this time charge you $ for) is to know that you are never alone. I do have one advantage, I am a believer in the Bible and especially the N.T. But talking about this does not, I fear, assist you in any way.
This post of yours is like looking into a mirror. Whoa!
Keep your stick on the ice, David.
-B & C
It is our hope that what we write touches or mirrors you in some way. Thank you for your kind words. And, as is always true, today is a new day, new ice for the game;-)