But seeing without judgement helps your heart to heal from past pain and enables you to put down your emotional baggage.
In the spirit of the Tao, be cognizant of seeing the truth of a person first—their soul. The Tao says that if you see someone as your competition, you have already lost.
Today, see people as nothing more than the souls that they are. This will allow you to experience clear thinking in the moment.
In 2018, I read and reflected on the Tao Te Ching,and shared daily inspirations to inspire improved wellbeing. After my fifth reading, I transitioned to A Course in Miracles. Now, we continue our wellbeing journey together with ACIM in a Tao state of mind.
Today’s Tao reflection was inspired by Lesson 3 of ACIM.
]]>The gentle can be taken for granted as if it were weak. But look at water: it will erode a hard surface.
Rigidity can be overcome by gentleness. Harshness can be overtaken by softness.
Wisdom exposes this truth.
Allow her to guide your response to the darkness. Your light well empowers you to show goodness amidst the heinous.
LIVING THE TAO: If you’ve been trying to change a challenging situation with resistance and it hasn’t work, it could be time to try something new. As the saying goes, you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
In 2018 my focus was to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. Now I continue into 2019 with my fifth reading. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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Life creates balance where there is imbalance. Where there is excess, it takes away; where there is too little it gives. It happens in nature and in you. If you choose not to slow down, Life will cause you to.
Taking from others or trying to control their fate is unwise. As you take from others, you take from yourself. It is the balance occurring.
You are in a better place when you give from your storehouse of goodness. Give compassion and kindness without expectations. Because of balance, Life is sure to return it to you.
LIVING THE TAO: I used to have a supervisor who stifled my growth for his benefit. He admitted once that he put the kibosh on my promotion because he needed my expertise in his presence. In later years his supervisor put the kiboshon his career, forcing him to start over. Life will bring balance to your actions, so consider strongly what they are. Give in thought, words, deeds or objects from a generous space.
In 2018 my focus was to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. Now I continue into 2019 with my fifth reading. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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The idea of surrendering the “important things” to Life’s flow may seem inconceivable and feel impossible. But if you are one who can appreciate the connections between all things, then it is possible. And if you practice making surrender a practice, it becomes deeply rooted in your way of being.
If you are drawn to surrender, but question or fear the act, try this.
First, choose to simplify your actions. Do what feels right and do not over think them.
Second, allow the time that is needed for others to respond and circumstances to align.
Third, be kind to yourself and others along the way.
Simplicity, patience and compassion make surrendering to Life’s flow a natural experience, even with the “important things.”
LIVING THE TAO: If practicing surrender is difficult for you, try applying the three steps in today’s inspiration. Breathe through the process and you will feel your way through with calm.
In 2018 my focus was to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. Now I continue into 2019 with my fifth reading. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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The way you choose to be is emphasized when others bestow you with external power.
If you are compassionate, the world sees it more. Humble? Your humility is magnified. Centered? Others feel harmonious in your presence. But if you are vain, proud, conceited or egotistical, you inflict harm on those you are supposed to serve.
Greatness is not born from a title. Greatness originates from your inner being and who you choose to be.
A great leader can admit her mistakes. A great leader is a model of kindness. A great leader views an enemy as one that exist to teach her about herself.
Being rooted in the foundation of the truth of who you are and your true power within allows you to be a great leader, and your greatness becomes a model for the world.
LIVING THE TAO: Today’s Tao inspiration is timely in that it aligns with the day our nation celebrates a great leader—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (though his actual birthday was a few days ago.) Reflect on your own leadership. Are you admired or abhorred? If others are not inspired by your presence, then consider evaluating how you lead.
In 2018 my focus was to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. Now I continue into 2019 with my fifth reading. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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Calmness and composure are traits of a good leader.
Have vision yet be flexible.
Be firm and be tolerant.
Express compassion for yourself and other.
Lead with your heart, not with a stick.
Be present in this manner as a conscious leader to serve yours and the benefit of those you lead.
LIVING THE TAO: Whether you lead in your home or at work, it is your disposition (along with your intention) that influences your results. That said, how are you leading?
In 2018 my focus was to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. Now I continue into 2019 with my fifth reading. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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Demanding your way prevails in the company of ideas from others does not endear people to you.
Be flexible in thoughts.
Be compassionate in communication.
Be trusting of Life.
Be nurturing of growth.
Honor the good in others, and without trying, you endear others to you.
LIVING THE TAO: What is your experience in relationships? Do people gravitate toward you or stay away? Their actions reflect your own. Examine your ways.
In 2018 my focus was to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. Now I continue into 2019 with my fifth reading. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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Remember, as you hold contempt toward another, she is a human being like you.
Remember, as you plot to bring down another, his heart beat keeps him alive just like you.
Plans to harm someone are easily maneuvered as a plan to harm you when the players change.
Remember that we all breathe the same air and share this earth as you wound the life of another.
And remember, if what you want is peace in the end, then make peace in the beginning.
LIVING THE TAO: Are you experiencing a broken relationship you would like repaired? While it is broke, you are literally harming your heart and perhaps the other person is hurting too. Since tomorrow is promised to no one, begin the work of repairing now.
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fifth reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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The life energy that moves you forward is available for both fear-based and compassion-based actions. It does not choose sides. It is simply available for you to choose how you will use it.
Life energy cannot be exhausted. Though it is not limited, your use of it is constrained by time. Therefore, make good use of it in the time you have—this moment.
Know yourself beyond your physicality, stay grounded in that truth, then use life energy to elevate your greatness within as you elevate others.
LIVING THE TAO: What are your decisions rooted in? Do they elevate your greatness within, or that of others? If not, it is time to reevaluate the root of your choices.
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fifth reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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There is no one person higher than another, except for the one you have made so in your thinking. In making others higher, you have made yourself lower.
Help yourself to understand that cultivating compassion for yourself rises above the perceived status that possessions bring.
Consider that the commitment to boldness goes further than the desire to achieve.
And embrace that moving forward in the dark enlightens your knowledge of who you are.
With self-compassion and boldness to keep moving forward without knowing, all things for you come to you when they should.
This is you flowing with life.
LIVING THE TAO: Do you live these three? If not, what will it take for you to begin today?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fifth reading of Stephen Mitchell’s translation. I share my daily interpretations hoping to inspire you to do the same.
Embrace your journey. Experience bliss. Live the Tao.
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