Ride the WavesReflections by Steve L.

A Wave

February 8, 2026 · maui

“Thank you for reminding me, “This Too Shall Pass and Easy Does It; that Gratitude is the answer to Self-Pity.””

Three readings. A song that says the rest. And inspiration for whatever this day is here to teach.

A lone surfer riding inside a great curling wave

Read — the readings that opened the day

1

Comfortable with Uncertainty & Desert Fathers and Mothers

Pema Chödrön, Christine Valters Paintner

Expansion never happens through greediness, pushing or striving. It happens through some combination of learning to relax where we already are, while at the same time, keeping the possibility open that capacity, yours and mine, is limitless. To receive, we need to surrender and relinquish; to experience fullness we need to sit with our emptiness. And if we are fortunate, we will remember that, most often, the world does not work the way we expect.

2

Meditation for the Day / Prayer for the Day

Hazelden Foundation

I must rely on God. I must trust Him to the limit. I must depend on the Divine Power in all human relationships. I will wait and trust and hope, until God shows me the way. I will wait for guidance on each important decision. I will meet the test of waiting until a thing seems right before I do it. Every work for God must meet this test of time. The guidance will come, if I wait for it. I pray that I may meet the test of waiting for God's guidance. I pray that I will not go off on my own.