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living in the here and now

Posted: Wed, Sep 29, 2004 05:07:15 AM

just the reminder i needed to come back to the present. since returning from vacation i have felt stressed for time and lacking focus. i keep thinking about what i need to do tomorrow and what i did not accomplish yesterday, forgetting that i only have today to do what i can in this moment and tomorrow will bring a fresh new day to start again. i am so grateful that i have people and a program to remind me that it not only okay but actually highly desirable to live in the here and now.
although i am no less overwhelmed by what i need to, at least i look at the elephant and start eating it one bite at a time. today i have FAITH that i can get it all devoured eventually.
i am filled with a sense of HOPE this morning instead of dread. nothing has really changed since yesterday, except for my outlook, i will do what i can and see where it leads TODAY!
-- DT --

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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 2

4) Therefore the (ruling) sage acts without claiming the results as
his; he achieves his merit and does not rest (arrogantly) in it:--he
does not wish to display his superiority.