Putting a value on status will create contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. By not displaying what is desirable, you will cause the people’s hearts to remain undisturbed The sage governs by emptying minds and hearts, by…
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Tao Te Ching: 2nd Verse Thoughts
Under Heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil Being and nonbeing produce each other. The difficult is born in the easy. Long is defined…
Tao Te Ching – First Verse Thoughts
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Tao is both named and nameless. As nameless it is the origin of all things; as named…
Living “Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life” by Wayne Dyer
Wayne Dyer wrote “Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life – Living the Wisdom of the Tao” where he read, analyzed and meditated on different interpretations of the Tao-Te Ching. He then wrote an essay for each of the 81 versus…
Is it a setback or an opportunity?
The doorbell rings and FedEx drives away. With eager anticipation, I rip open the envelope to look over the contents. Background: I’m trying to refi my house so I can get my ex-wife off of the loan. It’s been a…
Family and the Olympics and Grateful
I am a person who follows law of attraction and follow the teachings of Abraham Hicks. My vibration tonight was to just enjoy the feeling of my family. Enjoy interactions during dinner and just let it happen. When I thought…
Unexpected life lesson from a bulldog
About a Month ago, I shared in a post that I learned a valuable lesson of acceptance from my bulldog who decided to use my journal as a chew toy. One thing that I didn’t mention in the post was…