Lean into it

Years ago, in a canoe on a river, my friend and I found ourselves sideways, headed toward the horizontal trunk of a large, downed tree. As we were swiftly carried toward the tree, we instinctively leaned away from the danger.

The lower-right side of our canoe hit the log, the river swept underneath us from the left, and we dumped into the cold, rushing water.

We lost a fishing rod and some pride, but it could have been much worse.

What we learned later, was that we'd have been safer to lean into the log instead of away from it. This way, the moving water would have less ability to capsize us.

We often turn from danger, but sometimes, leaning into the obstacle is the better choice.