Maintain Perspective

| The Tao Chapter 36 – My Fifth Interpretation|

There is no need to broadcast your efforts for approval.

Work with confidence in flow with your inner guidance to know that the outcome will benefit all who are involved.

Before a result can be seen as grand, it is first seen as insignificant. Before something can fade away it will first flourish.

Before a tree, there is a seed. Afterward, there is dust.

Before your result, there is a thought. Afterward is the wind.

Therefore, do your work gallantly then let it be. The results will have their time to grow, expand and pass on.

Everything follows this cycle.

LIVING THE TAO: Work diligently for the benefit of all who your work touches, but do so with inner harmony knowing that the fruit of your labor will ripen, and pass on. Maintain your perspective on what is ultimately important.

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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 Kunj Parekh.