Shaping the Outcome With Your Words

The Tao Chapter 23 – My Interpretation

Let your words be shared like threading a needle–with focus. A fraction of a millimeter away from the eye, and the task has failed. Remain focused when speaking, saying only what needs to be said, so you can be heard.

Now, what you are receptive to, you give form to through your expression. Be receptive to love? You give form to love. Likewise, discernment. Likewise, fear.

So then, focus your receptivity on the kingdom within—the universal laws of life—and know that the circumstance will give form to the equivalent of your focus.

As I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching daily, I reflect and document my interpretation with the intention of living the Tao.