Less is More


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Less is More.




We have all heard the saying I am sure, "Every day is a school day." Put simply it means we are never too old to learn something new. Open minds can grow, and new and exciting things come our way while the closed mind leads only to the same, day after day.

The Tao Te Ching has something to say on this which we might find surprising.  It tells us that we will learn nothing until we learn the way of non-action.

This does not mean that we stand about doing nothing, but it does mean that we stop rushing around from here to there achieving little. The creative person is often the most guilty of this. Such feverish activity often leads to a loss of the rhythms of our lives. Rhythms that enable us to be creative because this is what works best for us.

Another well-known saying is this, "if it is working why fix it?" There are times when things are best left alone. This does not mean that we cannot make corrections when things have gone wrong or making adaptations and finding new ways to do things. Rather it means letting things take their course, without constantly forcing.

If we try to force ourselves to do something, constantly striving, it seldom turns out as hoped. Try writing a poem, if it has not started forming in the head naturally, seldom if ever, will it end up on the page the way it might have.

When we allow life to take its natural course how different the outcomes are.

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