"In my kingdom, you have to run as fast as you can just to stay in one place" That's the red queen effect from Alice in wonderland. The flow of impermanece can be ridden upon, and surrendering the personal will opens you up to a massive reserve of power, because you've got all of nature behind you!
Have you heard of Alan Watts? If not, you might find his lectures really cool, I enjoyed this post thoroughly and it reminded me of that.