Everytime you turn and go with the flow, you thrive a little. And this is the part that we want you to take away more than all other things put together: the moment of relief is when you drop the oars and let the stream turn you. There is a moment of relief there every single time. So if you are reaching for the relief factor, what you will begin to notice is you’re dropping the oars, you’re dropping the oars, you’re turning in the stream, you’re beginning to allow yourself to be carried to where you want to be. And we want you to know that there are delicious aspects of life, everywhere in the stream …

And this is the thing that we want to say to any of you who are feeling frustration or sadness, or desperation, or any negative emotion about some unfulfilled desire. We want to say, We thought you wanted a ride on the river. And then you would say, We wanted a shorter ride on the river. [Audience laughter.] And we would say, No, you want an eternal ride on the river. And then you would say, But I really wanted it to not take so long from when I want something, and I float into the experience of it. And we say, then drop the oars. Because the only time you need oars is when you’re paddling against the current.

And when you’re not paddling against the current, the current will carry you. And when the current carries you, it will carry you into all of the circumstances and events and experiences that you’ve been asking for.

Asheville, NC, 10-21-06