The Earth wants to teach us how to live even by how a landscape of lakes and rivers is also a map for how to live our lives.
Look at the way rivers have times of movement in the river channel just like we have periods of turmoil or energy our life. They are joined by lakes which represent times of rest when the water rests and is calm just like we should have times of recuperation.
Rivers could represent turbulent times and lakes could represent times of replenishment. It is natural to have both in a landscape and it is totally necessary for us to have times of energy and also times of rest. The rivers are the exciting, energetic part of the landscape while the lakes are the calm, restorative parts which act as a reservoir for the rivers just as we have exciting times but need restorative experiences to feel prepared to go again
It is healthy to alternate between them. Perhaps this is the Earth teaching us how to live?
