Daily Affirmations: Life is a River

With Curated River Photography

Today’s Daily Affirmation is taken from Julia Cameron’s book Heart Steps. Heart Steps is one of three books of Affirmations by Julia Cameron published in the late 1990’s. The other two are Transitions and Blessings. These three books inspired me to start writing my own Daily Affirmations after reading them when they first came out.

"Life is a river which flows through me, washes me clean of judgment, cleansing me with the waters of compassion."

The metaphor of life being a river that flows through me has always been a metaphor that I can identify with.

I grew up on the lower Merrimack River in Massachusetts, and despite living nearly 20 years in Los Angeles, there has always been a river flowing near to where I have lived in my hometown area of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Even during the years I lived in L.A. I actually lived in close proximity to the Los Angeles River.

A river is a powerful force in my heart and mind. Especially a river close to the shore, as the Merrimack River is, here where I live in coastal Massachusetts. Not only is there a natural downstream current here, but there is also a daily tidal flow, in which the river flows upstream as the tide comes in twice daily.

I have often had the opportunity to live the by the grace of the river's flow, experiencing the renewal of the seasons and the release of judgement with the tides. In a moment, when we least expect it, we sometimes find that the river leads that which is precious back to us, as in the course of human foibles life continues to flow as does the river.

I hope you enjoy this Affirmation from Julia Cameron today.

"I honor my own integrity and the integrity of others. I am guided by love. I allow myself to feel the love that is guiding others. Like the earth, I enjoy seasons of renewal. I forgive shortcomings and failures, arrogance and shortsightedness. I allow such human foibles to be dissolved in the graceful flow of life ongoing. Life is a river which flows through me, washes me clean of judgment, cleansing me with the waters of compassion. I allow life to be both tender and clear. I choose the longer view of wisdom over the more short-lived satisfaction of being "right"." - Julia Cameron: Heart Steps

Namaste... Pamela

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