The Ultimate Source of all things is a safe haven for all who chose.
Source offers the natural progression of Life’s flow for your good.
Its benefits cannot be won or earned. The rewards of Life’s flow are available to all who choose to surrender the will of the ego.
The best gift you can give is to help others understand this principle: trust that the Source from which you came is a guiding hand in life’s journey.
LIVING THE TAO: Surrendering can be difficult because we need to feel like we are controlling the direction of a situation. Controlling makes us feel secure, but it doesn’t grow our trust in our Source and it can delay your desired outcome, so learn to surrender. How? Start with this moment. What can you surrender right now?
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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Center yourself in the way of Life’s flow, that is the Universal Mind (God) and you heighten your awareness to receive guidance.
You let go of dominance and control, but take hold of your internal power—the power that allows you to surrender to your magnificent journey.
When you flow in your true power, you can allow your experiences to come and go without the pain of disappointment; you can allow all experiences to fuel your journey and you can see the purpose in all things.
Release your weariness as you surrender to your magnificent journey.
LIVING THE TAO: Have you ever felt that a decision was the right one in your gut? That was your inner guidance. Surrendering to Life’s flow is being so in tune with your inner guidance that you can be steered in the right direction for all of your decisions. When you do this, you embark upon a magnificent journey.
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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Your existence began in the void. You were first there, then you emerged here.
When you trace back to your true roots—beyond ethnicity or skin color—you are free from the bondage of here. You understand who you are.
Maintain daily focus on this truth and you will make inner peace your friend.
Use your inner guide to lead you back to this truth. In this way, you live what is your true reality.
LIVING THE TAO: At work, it’s easy to get caught up in frustrations about the performance of others, or deadlines and lose sight of what really matters. Focus on your evolution through the lessons that each moment brings.
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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To the one who knows the value of surrender, Life’s flow is a natural acceptance.
To the one that questions their identity, Life’s flow is a question.
And to the one who is filled with thoughts of only their self, Life’s flow is nonsense.
Knowing who you are and surrendering to a power that is physically unidentifiable requires walking in the dark though there is light, humbling yourself to demonstrate strength, being focused yet flexible and wise while being simple.
There is nowhere where it is not. It moves through everything and owns the synchronicities that benefit you.
Life’s flow is the great maestro that orchestrates the symphony of your experiences. But this music can only be played with your surrender.
LIVING THE TAO: What do you believe about who you are? Do your words, thoughts and actions match your belief? If not, then spend time in meditation (or the reflective / mindful practice of choice) reconnecting to who you are so there can be a match.
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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You are simultaneously a part of the Universal Mind and an independent representation of it.
While its intelligence is accessible to you, it is your choice to access it.
Since you are Universal Mind individualized, there is always a call in your heart to align with your true nature. Answering is up to the individualized part of you.
Ultimately, your individuality will return and merge. This phenomenon itself makes the Universal Mind great. Therefore, you are great.
LIVING THE TAO: How would you prefer to make decisions—with your individualized mind alone or in sync with the Universal Mind which is the mind of God. The choice is yours.
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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You cannot control it by the use of your senses.
Your tongue cannot discern a flavor, nor can your nose detect a savor. You cannot see it, nor can your fingertip feel it. You may try to listen for its movement, but it is without sound.
Life’s flow is not to be sensed physically, but by your being-ness.
You can see it in the synchronicities that guide your way. You can feel it move through as the breeze. You can hear it as your intuition. It can be savored as breath each second you are alive.
It is flow. It moves for you and with you.
Surrender control and move with it. Suffering will cease, wisdom will prevail and you can experience life with more ease.
LIVING THE TAO: Are you tired from trying to make everything go your way? Try letting go of the reigns for one day and allow. You will see how more ease is available to you.
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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Being firm in your intention yet flexible with the path; being wise with your choices while acknowledging your intellect is finite; confidently creating something new from where there was nothing at all: this is living in harmony with the Great Way.
The intangible wisdom within Life’s flow has proven this: when you detach from the thoughts of what should be and open to the grand reality of what could be, you allow this extraordinary life to unfold before you.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, I invite you to reflect on the first, second and third interpretations along with this fourth and ask, are there any shifts you are prepared to make today in relation to aligning with the art of living as shared in the Tao?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fourth 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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Before everything, there was the Source of everything.
Accepting that there is an ultimate Source of all things validates that the finite physical self is not in complete control.
Labeling your experiences lead to suffering. When you have what you want the way you want, the label suits you emotionally and all is perceived as well. When the opposite is the case, the label is in the negative. This causes emotional distress and painful longing. If you are able to refrain from labeling, it is better for your heart and mind.
Here is boldness: being able to move through your experiences embracing uncertainty, yet trusting the Source of everything to keep your feet on solid ground.
This is certainty in the darkness.
This is being bold.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, I invite you to reflect on the first, second and third interpretations along with this fourth and ask, are there any shifts you are prepared to make today in relation to aligning with the art of living as shared in the Tao?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fourth 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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In stillness I sit, observing the world,
Seeing all things as connected, I witness The Way unfurl.
I need not talk, or try to define.
I need only be guided by intuition so my way aligns.
As a youth I believed that I understood,
But as I mature I learn more that I should,
Wrestle less with Life’s flow and embrace my journey
Because much more is achieved when I am guided by Providence’s synchronicities.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, I invite you to reflect on the first, second and third interpretations along with this fourth and ask, are there any shifts you are prepared to make today in relation to aligning with the art of living as shared in the Tao?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fourth 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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It is good to create goals that guide your steps. It is better to lay them down for surrendering to providential guidance.
Establishing plans, lists and guideposts are good starts. Following your intuition is the better end.
Openness to the journey frees your mind to see that nothing is a waste or coincidence, but that all events are opportunities.
The point: be clear in your intentions—the what—but detach your expectations from the process—the how.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, I invite you to reflect on the first, second and third interpretations along with this fourth and ask, are there any shifts you are prepared to make today in relation to aligning with the art of living as shared in the Tao?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my fourth 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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