Surrender is a Choice

| The Tao Chapter 62 – My Second Interpretation |

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.

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