Hi Avanti, yes I like the Chinese proverb & I have read similar things. I think the message is non-resistance - become the water in the river. Acceptance that what is, is - and there is meaning in the wider sense - a wider plan for you..
Sounds like you are doing well my friend xx
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We receive & we lose, and must try to achieve gratitude & embrace with whole hearts whatever of life that remains after the losses - Dubus