That Nowhere Feeling

My therapist told me yrs ago to think of my emotions like a river and my mind as a passerby sitting on the bank. As I sit and watch the water it may swell up and become violent, and sometimes it will empty out and become just a flat expanse of sand. My job was to watch over the swelling tides, feel the drain and pull without any need for action or worry. Just focus on the gentle wash of water on my skin.