Category Archives: Lessons learned

LET IT GO

We live like squirrels collecting for winter, except that we expect winter all the time and on all levels. We want to be right and collect our “winning points”. We fill our houses and pantries with more than we can … Continue reading

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SMALL PLEASURES GIVE THE MOST JOY

How much do you appreciate the small things in life, the things we take for granted? How often do you give thanks for food, sunshine, rain, the roof over your head, the clothes on your back, a smile from a … Continue reading

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AN EYE FOR AN EYE?

Revenge, bitterness and resentment…Everybody hate these feelings, they eat us from inside, turning sweet to sour and it’s always the fault of somebody else, or? We can always choose our standpoint in any disagreement. Resentment is as much a choice … Continue reading

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Water knows no borders

Water flows and it will always find a way to move forward. Sometimes it flows over or around, sometimes it wears down the obstacles; it will always find a way to move. Water fill empty places and then continues its … Continue reading

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ROBIN HOOD is a taoist…

Take from the rich and give to the poor – this is the way of the Tao…And Robin Hood. This is a basic idea taught to us already when we are little children and as we grow up we slowly … Continue reading

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Be as a willow in the wind…

This was one of my earliest lessons, many years ago when I was young and more stubborn than a barn full of donkeys. I am still stubborn but have over time learned to yield, not only to people or events … Continue reading

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Ruling over the realm of Me and Mine

(pic from: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/4700/4782/king_16.htm) This verse was directed at the leaders of countries, but it is accurate also for the rest of us as we are all “leaders” of somebody. Ironically  the first 3 lines are prophetic of the stress we … Continue reading

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LIVING IN SPITE OF DEATH

Everything changes; us, the world and our lives. And the only certainty we have is that we shall one day die. Many people are afraid both of change and of dying but when we lose that fear we become liberated … Continue reading

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TRUST & EASE

The Tao shows us that life is effortless and that actions change with perception. All we need to do is trust and that’s a lot harder than it sounds. We are not raised to believe in trust, we’re raised to … Continue reading

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PERFECTION OF A MOMENT

(pic: courtesy of Hubert Hanson) Being in awe is a wonderful thing – the perfection of a moment. When you are never in awe, you are not living fully. Every moment is as it should be – for the moment. … Continue reading

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