Follow the Dao...

Our new mantra is "Follow the Dao." In Daoism, the "Dao" refers to the natural flow of the universe, or your path as it is written in heaven. Tyler and I use this mantra to help us to let go of control and release the need to impose our will upon life circumstances and the people around us. This all sounds very deep and elightening, but the truth is that this mantra is just a better alternative to "I give up." You see, "I give up" has been given a bad name. Everyone assumes you are a quitter and stresses the importance of perserverence, but sometimes giving up is necessary. Like I said before, we are talking about giving up control, giving up expectations, giving up resistance. How is that a bad thing? If you can let those things go, even just for a moment, all you have left is to be in the present. When you are in the moment.... you can find peace... and that is how you "Follow the Dao."