Category: Compassion

Showing Emotion. No Need to Apologize

I was watching a documentary on Netflix about Normans Rare Guitars in California. As a guitarist, this documentary is right up my alley and was a great watch but the guitars aren’t why I am writing this post. Midway through…

It’s OK if You’re Having a Bad Day

Eggs in a cartoon with faces drawn on them. sad face and worried face.

OK, so your day went to shit and nothing is going your way. You’re feeling pretty salty and you’re doing everything in your power not to lose it! Sound familiar? We’ve all had these days and we’ll have more throughout…

Tao Te Ching 8th Verse Thoughts

The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things withouttrying to.  It flows to low places loathed by all men.  Therefore, it islike the Tao Live in accordance with the nature of things. In dwelling, be close tothe land. …

Tao Te Ching: Verse 5 Thoughts

Heaven and earth are impartial; they see the 10,000 things as straw dogs.  The sage is not sentimental; he treats all his people as straw dogs The sage is like heaven and earth:  To him none are especially dear, nor…