"The River-Runner's Maxim, taught to me
when I was learning white-water canoeing
from friend Baz, a maximum pro:
"Sitting still is essential to the journey." 
When heading off downriver,
pull over to the bank from time to time
and sit quietly and look at the river and think
about where you've been and
where you're going and why and how."
R. Fulghum