It can be painful to swim upstream. It takes a lot of effort and strength–inward as determination, outward in muscle fiber.
Yoga and meditation can help build the resources when, like the salmon to spawn, you have to go against the flow or current for some reason.
There are times when the pain is worth it, when you have to fight for certain causes.
And, there are times to quit resisting the flow and go with it–times to smile and enjoy, and celebrate and be at ease in the flow.
Yoga and meditation can help with this too!
The Every Day Yogi 