The potter knows she plays with clay but works with space,
For the use of the bowl is its empty space.
It is the same with the room,
Made whole by the emptiness between the walls.
Remember that something is not everything.
Nothing is also essential. *
~ Lao Tzu
We forget about the space in which all comes into being.
This is a lovely reminder for me today.
Nothing is also essential.
… Tell that to the cat.
*Braun Jr., John; Tzu, Lao; von Bargen, Julian; Warkentin, David (2012-12-02). Tao Te Ching (Kindle Locations 211-215). . Kindle Edition.
Find Your Middle Ground 
ahhh, yes. Sometimes I wish for nothing but…nothing. That’s when I realize how essential it is.
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Thanks Pam. Some days its a wonderful reminder to let go into the nothing. 💛
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You are also essential, Val. And that’s something.
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Thank you Ann!
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A lovely reminder for me too! Thanks Val.
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Thank you Louise ❤️
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“Remember that something is not everything.” Yes! Thank you, Val.
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We get caught up in some things … And remember to let go into no thing. Then we find balance.
Thank you Jill 💛
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Excellent!
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Thanks Jennifer. Create it, embrace it and live with it 😎
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Discussing with my cat at this moment!
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An alternative universe is uncovered from a cats perspective.
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Space! That intangible yet vital element of sanity!
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Yes indeed Paul. Thank you for being sane 💛
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Reblogged this on At the Table, On my Plate and commented:
Purrfect😀
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Greetings Val,
Your post was my inspiration for my daily post. We also miss what illuminates our seeing anything.
http://ptsdawayout.com/2016/03/18/we-overlook-so-much-of-life-of-ourselves/
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Thank you Marty!
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So-well-said-Nancy. 😊
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I am grateful for clarity-producing space.
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Worth thinking about. But. I won’t tell the cats. they prefer climbing over stuff. Emptiness seems to bother them.
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Cats are not in our dimension in so may ways Dan. Good call !
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I’d never heard that quote, love it.
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Let go of some thing and embrace no thing … Quite the being opener isn’t it! xo
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🙂 Big smiles.. Yes it is the space which holds it all together.. and the space which makes the vessel.. 🙂
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Thank you dear friend. I hope you have a lovely weekend of planting seeds and enjoying each moment in nature ❤️
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Makes me think of my brain. Sitting between the walls of my skull. We think that the brain is what fills that space, but really it is only a venue for the vast emptiness of my greater mind.
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Ah yes Noelle. The emptiness of consciousness itself. 💛
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Thinking on my brain just now, the Emperor’s New Clothes came to mind.
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A perfect thought to take into the weekend. And, can’t help but mentioning that this reminds me of a birthday card I received a few years ago –
A picture of the Dalai Lama opening a gift from his followers.
He opens the box and exclaims
“Just what I wanted! Nothing!”
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Love that card!! Thank you MK
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🙂
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I suspect the cat does not agree! But I still loved this post.
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Cats usually have a different perspective. The interpretation of space varies across humans and species! 😉
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Beautiful truth. Thanks, Val. 🙂
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Thank you Eliza 💛
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Ah we need emptiness and space! It is so good for my soul. 🙂
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Thank you Karen! I hope weekend is going well 💛
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A great weekend as I just launched my book Val. Check out my post!
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Yeah!! I’m heading over there now 😀
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Thankyou.
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Haha! Tell that to the cat! 🙂
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Exactly Mary! Different perspectives keep us alert 👀
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My cats would never understand! They must have their food, toys, pillows, hugs, and on and on . . .
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Cats bring awareness to a different perspective here! 💤😾
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Love this post, Val, as time and space have long fascinated me.
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Perhaps you too are a Star Trek fan Jean … Boldly exploring! Thank you 💛
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Absolutely not into ST, Val, but boldly exploring, YES!
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i’m more content
to space out
on this, Val 🙂
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Spacing out
is a lovely
way to be 💛
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A lovely, quiet reminder as I strive to empty my office of various unused piles.
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Good luck with creating that space Janet. May there be lightness of being within it.😉
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This is a fantastic perspective on so many things … that the space has meaning once the walls have been put up. I wonder what happens when the walls crash down?
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Thank you Elizabeth.
Glad it inspired your thinking! 💛
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Right now I’m grateful for my own space, the silence, the nothing. And your last remark and picture made me smile 🙂
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Thank you Helen! I’m glad you are creating your own space and essential nothingness ❤️
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“Nothing is essential as everything is to space in it”.
Shiva
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Thank you Shiva 💛
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There is nothing and everything in space, for nothing, or ‘shunyata’, is everything.
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Beautiful Raj. Thank you 🙏
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@”Tell that to the cat.” – I do, every day… and he does agree with me! 🙂
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Love it Melanie!
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