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today i will face the day with HOPE

Posted: Tue, Aug 31, 2004 05:12:29 AM

... and be grateful that anything can happen.
i have been less than grateful lately about anything happening over the course of the day. i want predictability, consistency and nice deep rut. and of course i hate when i get that because then i want spontaneity, excitement and surprises.
what an addict!
i want whatever is different and whine when i get it. how can i ever expect to develop an attitude of gratitude if i am stuck in a never ending cycle of unmet expectations and regret.
only through the program and the tools i have been given will i ever learn to be grateful for what i have and learn how to accept more. and that is what i have HOPE for today, the ability to graciously accept what is given.
--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 1

1) It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry
it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened,
the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.