This summer, I had the tremendous joy and privilege of joining 22 head colleagues on the Main Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. Over five days, we traversed 88 miles through Class 2, 3, and 4 rapids. We either floated on large rafts with some paddling required, or we could choose a single or a double kayak. There was lots of deference for folks who might want the adventure of a kayak. When there was a kayak available, that was usually my choice. My first humbling tumble out of the kayak was right around the bend from our first night’s campsite. I had made it through the rapids, or so I thought, and I popped right out of the kayak on a final wave washing over me. I realized that my instinct was to seize up and fight the waves, rather than paddle into and over the waves, a strategy I learned to hone on subsequent days. Fight the river at your peril. Ride the river for your joy! More to come…