When you sit still to focus on the stillness, you open the world.
When you close your eyes to quiet your mind, you see clearly.
Make this silence a practice and witness the expansion of your intuition.
You have the power to shape your world. Sit still in silence. Creation begins there.
LIVING THE TAO: Do you flit from thing to thing during your days and would much rather flow with increased productivity? Try the stillness of meditation. If you’ve never done it before, start with two minutes, then gradually increase. Over time you will see a positive difference in your world.
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.
Original image by Tú Anh.]]>
The three members of your being shape your outcomes.
Your body performs the actions that lead to physical creation. Your brain generates the energy to inform the body. Your mind shapes energy into thought to inform the brain.
All creations are measured with action and acceptance. Perform the tasks with diligence and compassion. Accept the outcomes as a part of the flow.
Bring your members into alignment through the practice of stillness.
Creating from a place of oneness among your members yields results that benefit all.
The three members of your being shape your outcomes, either disjointedly or in unison. It’s up to you.
LIVING THE TAO: How do you show up for your work? Performing unconsciously or with mindfulness? If work is often chaotic, it could be that unconsciousness is at its root. Cultivate a practice of stillness so your peaceful mind can be the initial informant to your actions.
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.
Original image by Stocksnap.
If you could only learn to be still on the inside, you would also learn that on the outside you don’t have to makeanything happen. Your presence within Life’s flow takes care of makingthings happen for you.
If the influential could flow in this power—their true power—then they would truly change the world.
The strength to be still and allow Life’s natural rhythms to flow has the power to transform hearts.
In stillness there is bravery. From stillness comes peace. With stillness there is love.
These in abundance change the world.
LIVING THE TAO: How much fuss is being stirred up by trying to control outcomes by your might? It would be easier and less stressful for all involved if you became still and sought the direction of your inner guidance system. So, do that instead.
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.
Original image by Caique Silva.]]>
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.
Original image by Brannon Naito.]]>
Look beyond your actions and see. The energy that moves Life around us happens without you.
In the morning the sun rises. In the evening it sets. Its pattern has been since time.
Rain forms in the clouds, then falls and returns.
Winds blow. Plants grow. And you breathe.
Everything for your existence happens for you. There are billions of living beings, yet your being is provided for.
You need not strive nor fret. You are in the flow, so just flow.
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.
Original image by Evgeni Tcherkasski on Pixabay.]]>
On this journey of life, potential energy is always there waiting to give birth to manifestations. Joining your intention with the flow of life’s energy gives birth to new creations.
Union of two balancing energies—giving and receiving—bring harmony to creations. It is the coming together of complimentary energies that achieve harmony.
Become complimentary energy with life’s flow through silence. Allow stillness of mind to discover your co-creative power so that you may unite with Life’s flow to harmoniously manifest.
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.
Original image by Evelyn Simon on Pixabay.]]>
If you must work for power, then you do not really have it.
If you are busy doing, are the results worth it in the end?
If you must force your results, then who are they really for?
The wise does not try to be powerful and yet she is.
The enlightened accomplishes much by being still.
The compassionate focuses on the good of all.
The fruit of your deeds mirrors your intent. Examine your fruit. Will it endure?
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.
Original image by Kasturi Laxmi Mohit on Unsplash.]]>
Stillness.
Some despise it because of the discomfort they feel in silence. But stillness is the way to open your treasures.
When you understand who you are in this universe and appreciate your true nature, Stillness becomes a trusted companion.
Use your time in stillness to create harmony in your life.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, if you do not meditate, set the intention to sit quietly without doing anything for two to five minutes. Set a timer. If you are not able to do this then practice is required. Try sitting still for one minute every day and continue to add a minute over time until you reach 10 minutes. This practice will help you learn to steady your mind.
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my third 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.
Image courtesy of Dmitry Ermakov on Unsplash.]]>
Like a river, life always flows. It moves without being forced, accomplishes without trying, and arrives without your due date.
Consider your aliveness. You breathe without forcing, your heart beats without you consciously telling it to, and your blood delivers without a schedule from you.
I ask, is there not already a flow in service to you?
LIVING THE TAO: Today, ponder this thought: how do I step back and allow life’s flow to work me?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my second 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.
]]>If your intention is to control or be right, you do not honor the simplicity of life’s flow.
Being grounded cannot be bought. Being centered cannot be bestowed.
Better than receiving material gifts, choose to be in receipt of the gift that life offers when you surrender.
There is a reason why sages and gurus honor stillness: it helps with clarity to see your way forward according to the flow that is the highest good for you.
To choose to control is to prefer obscurity.
But, if you want to feel more luminous, choose to live in harmony with life’s flow.
LIVING THE TAO: Today, consider if life feels overwhelming, then consider your choices. Are you grasping or letting go? Going with the flow is a choice. What are you choosing?
My 2018 focus is to intentionally live the Tao Te Ching. This is my second 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.
Image by Sarah Richter courtesy of Pixabay.com.]]>