In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creature flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.
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the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creature flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.
*
~
We run in the seasons of our own sense of being. Every mile brings an
ending and just as soon a rebirth into the wholeness of
form and spirit- blending perfect on the run.
There is harmony in our steps and the kiss of
earth beneath them.
The air itself takes pleasure in the
breath of our delight,
Run in the recognition that we are part of something larger than ourselves.
We run in the seasons of our own sense of being. Every mile brings an
ending and just as soon a rebirth into the wholeness of
form and spirit- blending perfect on the run.
There is harmony in our steps and the kiss of
earth beneath them.
The air itself takes pleasure in the
breath of our delight,
Run in the recognition that we are part of something larger than ourselves.
- Perfect. Each moment of every run is perfection. Our thoughts may judge otherwise however. Yet the simple act of recognizing the inherent "rightness" of the moment brings a speciousness of mind that can allow us to simply be within the experience without an attachment to our preferences. We bypass the judgmental mind with awareness of it's presence and good humor at its activities. Even our judgment is perfect within the moment - awareness smiles at this. The world is aligned for our steps and the air is ripe for breath. Simplify. Run, breathe, smile. Beyond this is complications and belongs to the realm of the thinking mind. We are pure. We are awareness. We are beings of motion - running.
Peace,
Eric
*Portion of the Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
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