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disappointment

By taoboy Posted on Posted in challenges, progress, te No Comments

“If it wasn’t for disappointment, I wouldn’t have any appointments” Snowball in hell, They Might Be Giants Without discounting the value of hope, I suggest that disappointment springs from expectation. Our expectations set a prediction, and while it is wise …

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Tagged with: disappointment, expectations, feedback, sadness

starting

By taoboy Posted on Posted in all the small things, challenges, te No Comments

I like to plan. A few points in a list, a few ideas, a few risks, and I’m all set to create something, start something. Sometimes it’s best to just get on with things – take ‘massive immediate action‘ and …

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Tagged with: begin, beginning, start, starting

base

By taoboy Posted on Posted in challenges, progress, te 3 Comments

When I want something, I ask myself ‘why’. I seek the most honest, basic answer. Once I’ve reached the base of my desire I can batter make a decsion, and act. Sometimes, I want something for superficial reasons (shoes to …

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Tagged with: base, basic, security, stability, why

the bright Way looks dim

By taoboy Posted on Posted in challenges, Tao No Comments

Tao is all things, so any analogy falls short. Who can comprehend the incomprehensible? Insight strikes some and their eyes open in wonder; insight strikes others and they laugh and walk on. When exercising te and flowing with Tao, life …

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Tagged with: contradiction, easy, hard, laugh, struggle

forewarning

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forewarning

They say to be forewarned is to be forearmed, but what weapons can be brought to bear against despair? When one lives atop the mountain and has the time to look out, there are few surprises; beyond defensive measures, what …

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Tagged with: forewarn, future, past, path, predict, present

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