So, I woke up this morning with this grand revelation and realization. I have been so very stressed out lately; to the point of the stress causing me some medical issues, or at least intensifying them. Walking in Stress and fretting over every time what if is usually not my style, but a path I have recently chosen. It was a pitfal. However, that ( Read more... )

Lately I have been feeling very low and depressed, I have felt down and defeted and like just throwing in the towel. I had forgotten what it was  I have been doing for myself and asking myself if all the hurting and fighting was worth it. I had forgotten why I was making these changes and wanted to give in to the exhaustion I have been feeling. ( Read more... )

Chapter 5

We cannot expect Tao to behave as humans do. It is not bound by the constraints of humanity. The laws of man or the expectations of society do not limit it. The Tao, heaven and earth are not like humans at all. They are timeless and endless, having no beginning and no end.

The Tao, heaven and earth do not treat anyone differently than the ( Read more... )

Chapter 3
The first two chapters of The Tao are quite conceptual; the third however is more concrete. The third chapter starts by saying "not exalting the gifted, so people will not quarrel. " In modern democracy, we elect people with talent and capability. Therefore, politicians want to be a sage so that they can be elected. It is impossible to be ( Read more... )

Chapter 1

Line 2: The name that can be named, is not the everlasting name.

When you give something a name, that name does not last for eternity. The Tao in actuality is nameless and came before everything else. The name Tao does not represent the Tao for what it is. When something does not have a name, thus nameless, it existed before all else. The ( Read more... )

I am learning once again to enjoy the simple things in life that I once took for granted; things like vacuuming when the floor needs it and not having to worry about being an inconvenience to another, lighting a smelly candle because I want to, listening to music and singing along, reading with a light bright enough to see by. It is the small ( Read more... )

While having an online discussion with a special someone this evening I ran across a thought.

Why is it that everything in life has to be measured? Why is it that we must have a system of comparison? Why is it that our world is based amounts. Can the world not see the value of quality of quantity?

My new goal for myself is to try to stop thinking in ( Read more... )