Relaxing in being

Approaching the Hudson River's Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge there are rock cliff faces with ice falls gushing from fissures in the rock. Over the days of melting and freezing, these solid cascades have grown impressively large. They are a fascinating mixture of opposites. Water usually flows - the form is of flowing water, but it stands still and translucently solid with that lovely mysterious glow of deep ice. When I look at them I always feel reassured and like they are having fun. I feel they are enjoying the sensation of arrest, momentarily hanging out and watching everything move around them for once. There is a sense of ease in the acceptance and enjoyment of yet another state of being and the new experience it brings.