Getting Your Ducks in a Row (Or Not) - Nature-Stories

There’s a phrase we all know: getting your ducks in a row. It’s supposed to mean order. Control. Everything in its place.

But the ducks I watched this morning didn’t seem to know that. They slid into the sunlit water one by one, quiet and unhurried. No fuss. No fanfare. Just rhythm. As though the moment had its own tempo, and they—without discussion—had agreed to follow it.

Photo: Four ducks in a soft row, sunlight spilling across the water. May 2025.

It wasn’t tidy. One veered off to chase a ripple. Another stopped to preen mid-paddle. But eventually, they moved together again, backs glistening in gold.

Maybe that’s what real alignment looks like. Not perfection. Not a checklist ticked off before 9 a.m. Just presence. Trust. A kind of graceful messiness that still gets you where you need to go - nature-stories.

So if your life feels a little out of line today—if things aren’t quite flowing—maybe that’s okay. Maybe your ducks are still moving. Just not in a straight line. Yet.

And that counts too.