Find Your Middle Ground
Life is a series of highs and lows. Be grateful in the highs. Be graceful in the lows. Find contentment in your Middle Ground
Tag: wisdom
Growth and Happiness
We all want to grow and become something ….. it seems to be a part of being human. Yet, what is that all about? Some of us want to be successful in the eyes of others. Others keep looking for the perfect partner, house,…
Inspiration – Just Like Marriage
Sometimes traditional stories hit the right spot. This one did for me, particularly at this time of year and in my marriage. Nadia spent the whole autumn sowing and preparing his garden. In the spring, the flowers opened, and Nadia noticed a few dandelions…
Knowing in a new way
Originally posted on Mindfulbalance:
Wisdom is not the gathering of more facts and information, as if that would eventually coalesce into truth. Wisdom is precisely a different way of seeing and knowing the “ten thousand things” in a new way. I suggest that wisdom…
Tao Inspiration – True Wisdom
True wisdom is a loss of misconceptions rather than an accumulation of knowledge. Do not hoard facts and call yourself wise. Sages realize they have always had enough, And so do not seek more for themselves. * ~ Lao Tzu These words made me…
Tao Inspiration – for the times we live In
Water is unquestionably soft and yielding, Yet it can carve massive canyons And sweep away entire cities with ease. This is because it does not rise up in solid fragility like the structures of humanity, But flows in low places, fluid and flexible like…
* Tao Inspiration for our Times
Sometimes a passage from the Tao te Ching comes to light at just the right time. With the storms in the Western US and the upcoming change in government, this seems to be a timely share. Water is unquestionably soft and yielding, Yet it…
* Inspiration – Love and Wisdom
“Sometimes I feel I am everything, I call that Love. Sometimes I feel I am nothing, I call that Wisdom. Between Love and Wisdom my life continuously flows.” ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Such a beautiful way of looking at life in balance. Let us…
Inspiration – shifting allegiances
“We must shift our allegiances from fear to curiosity, from attachment to letting go, from control to trust, and from entitlement to humility.” – Angeles Arrien Imagine if we all did this, how the world would be different … Lets commit to shifting…
* Tao Inspiration – Truth
“Truth is not fancy, and does not need to be. In fact, decorations only hide it from sight. You can’t force people to see truth. Arguing with them will only draw their attention away from it.” ~ Lao Tzo * Lets keep it simple…
* Inspiration – Within You
All that you need, you have within you, waiting to be recognized, nurtured and allowed to grow. An acorn contains within it a mighty oak tree. You contain the same within you. Just as the acorn is planted and tended to enable it to…
* Tao Inspiration ☯ – Follow the Current
Tao is the unknowable fundamental of the universe. Follow its current, And it is the source of joy and wonder. Fight against it, And it is merely a refuge. Eloquent words and admirable deeds yield profit, But those lacking such things, do they not…
* Empty Your Cup
This is a story told in martial arts circles. When I first heard it I felt like this student! When we believe we already know a lot, are we truly open to learn new things or see things from a different perspective? “A master…
