Thursday, July 31, 2008

We're so on the same page...

I was totally going to write about following the Tao as well!

Life has been throwing curveballs lately. But let's be specific, we're all friends here, by curveballs I mean: my current job is all wrong, my romantic situation has become terribly, tragically disappointing, I have brilliant plans that aren't coming to fruition as quickly as I'd like, and I can't sell my SUV so am making two car payments. Ew. And I'll be honest kids, it's been getting me down.

Luckily, I've been taking a religion class and restudied Taoism at just the right moment! The real problem is that I'm not getting my way. The stubborn Universe is just not being cooperative and doing things on the schedule and in the way I've set forth and deemed best! Stinkin' Universe.

Ladies and gentlemen, it turns out that I'm not in charge of the Universe. This is good news for many reasons (largely for flying insects, bad drivers, and daytime TV, which will continue to exist depite my most fervent recommendations). But also because I am confident that God, or the Tao, or the Universe, or whatever you want to call it, is smarter than I am. Because I know that there is a path, something I'm intended for, something each of us are intended for, and I don't have to know the path for it to exist perfectly.

So as I increase my faith and trust I try to find and follow my Tao. Life is easier this way. Letting go of my impulse to control everything leaves a lot more time and energy for me to enjoy life and find my path...the one someone or something greater than I am sees from beginning to end. The natural path of my true, best self.

*sigh* Enter the easiness of the Tao....

1 comment:

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