Years ago, I tried rafting. It's that activity where you throw yourself down a river or stream on an inflatable boat called a raft. It's a fun thing to do with friends. It is typically done on rough and wild streams, making it an exciting yet bumpy ride.
It may look dangerous from the outside, but it's safe if adequately organized. In that case, it was. We had our safety equipment and a well-trained guide in the boat with us.
Plus, before we started, they gave a quick safety lesson. In particular, they taught us what to do if we fell into the water and couldn't immediately get back into the boat.
This is what I remember.
You must lie belly up and with your legs downstream. Then you must start to swim to get closer to one of the sides of the river. However, you don't go straight for the side because that would mean going perpendicular to the flow. You would gas yourself out quickly. No, you must go with the flow and steer just a little towards the side. Just a few degrees, so you slowly get ever closer to the land. That way, you'll allow the stream to do most of the work while you get to safety.
Sometimes, we want to make a change in our lives, which implies going against the current. And as much as we are motivated to change, going against the current may be exciting, but also consumes all our energies without getting where we want. In those cases, we may still go with the flow but create small changes that steer us in the direction we want to go. Until we are out of the stream, where we can do whatever we want.