The great Way is easy,
yet people prefer the side paths.
Be aware when things are out of balance.
Stay centered within the Tao.
yet people prefer the side paths.
Be aware when things are out of balance.
Stay centered within the Tao.
~
Our stride is the perfection of every step - relaxed, we run with the
grace given to those who strive for distance. Each step gives and
receives - a final wisdom and a launch to innocence.
We are this stride.
The accumulation of the infinite.
It's ours to remember.
- Running is easy. Even when it's hard. It's the thoughts we have about running that complicate the mind and our stride. Run in innocence. Run free. Simply trust the wisdom of the body - each of those steps, taken in perfection, and then lengthened to a stride - it's an intelligence of accumulation. When thoughts cloud the mind and our stride becomes hitched to the confusion of too many choices - slow to the innocence of a single step, a single breath - return to the origin of motion. Proceed from there. A new beginning.
Peace,
Eric
*Portion of the Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
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