My favorite mantra of the last few years. We can thank Taoism for this one. 
Be like water. 
Go with the flow.
Don’t get attached to one place, or state. 
When you bump into something hard (say, a rock mid-river) stay malleable, take a deep breath, and just flow amiably around it. 
Pour your whole self into the space you’re in, whatever the size. 
Stay soft.
Shapeshift to suit the season (ice, water, steam) — but always stay elementally the same. 
Bend, don’t break.
Rinse off the dust. 
Nurture the living. 
Stay close to things that grow. 