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…
Category: Lesson
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…
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…
Allow and free yourself
Dealing with… Coping with… Putting up with… Bear With… Tolerating… Enduring… Expressions that I’ve used and I’m sure, many of you have as well. We tend to use these words as if they are positive or that we are…
The dog ate my blog post
I’ve been working on a few posts for this site and I keep it a little old school and hand write my notes and rough drafts. For some reason, it is just easier to write down my ideas on paper…