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* Tao Wisdom ☯ – Patience

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wait for water to clear

 

Like muddy water with mystery below the surface.

Can you wait until the mud settles and the way becomes clear?

Can you be patient enough to hold off acting until you are ready?*

~ Lao Tzu

 

Let us all listen out for that right time and trust it will appear.

 

*Braun Jr., John; Tzu, Lao; von Bargen, Julian; Warkentin, David (2012-12-02). Tao Te Ching (Kindle Locations 262-264). . Kindle Edition.

22 responses to “* Tao Wisdom ☯ – Patience”

  1. rikkisky Avatar
    rikkisky

    This was one of the quotes Joe asked me to print so he could hang it on his wall. Today he would have been 65. Such a loss.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      We are all connected Rikki. His spirit lives on in the memories and in your heart. 💕

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  2. Maria F. Avatar
    Maria F.

    This is so wise, yet the turbulence is what can draw you in.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Maria. Yes, it is all too easy to be drawn into the storm!

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  3. Paul Handover Avatar
    Paul Handover

    The pathway to clarity is how I read this. Once again, profoundly wise advice. Too many years ago for me to remember who it was that used the phrase that echoes this ancient saying. But the phrase has never left me. About giving something “a coating or two of thought”.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I like this perspective Paul. Thank you for adding to the conversation 💛

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  4. vanbytheriver Avatar
    vanbytheriver

    Wise words. It takes most of us a lifetime to understand. 💕

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Wise words Van! Thank you 💛

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  5. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    This is great advice . . . especially for procrastinators. 😉

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Agreed Nancy! I expect procrastinators will appreciate this perspective. 😎

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  6. Healing Grief Avatar
    Healing Grief

    With patience in stillness the mud always clears. Lovely Val 🙏🏻

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Karen for sharing your wisdom here 💕

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  7. The Coastal Crone Avatar
    The Coastal Crone

    I am not always patient. I want to fix things now, act now and know what will happen. But I do try to be patient – thanks for the reminder to wait for clear water.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you C. When we want to make things happen in our own way, it’s so easy to keep the waters stirred up. 💛

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  8. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature Avatar
    Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature

    Wonderful wisdom. Thank you.

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  9. Tiny Avatar
    Tiny

    Wonderful wisdom, Val! Very timely for me now too, have been impatient about something lately. Thanks ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Glad it was timely for you Helen ☺️

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  10. insearchofitall Avatar
    insearchofitall

    Hmmm. The way I see this is the muddy water says, “not just yet, let me put a little more into play first”. The the water gets clear. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I like your point of view!

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  11. Minuscule Moments Avatar
    Minuscule Moments

    Patience is my lesson in life, getting there slowly, waiting patiently for patience to be a natural occurrence for me Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I agree Kath. It takes practice to find our way into this natural state of being. And acknowledging that trying to control everything is not the natural way after all! ❤️

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