Becoming master gardeners of spirit.

Taoism and Lao Tzu Looking back at what I wrote twenty-five years ago and comparing it to my writing today, I think about the Master Gardener’s role in striving to reflect the wisdom of the sage, and how we aim to mirror nature in every word, action, and deed. Our actions are meant to embody this image, showing how far we’ve come and guiding us on the path ahead. It’s like having a weathervane to show which way the wind blows. As though we have received the clarion call to continue taking action…. to make mid-course corrections for the benefit…

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Cognitive dissonance and doing the right thing.

Taoism and Lao Tzu There are moments in life when we feel we’ve reached the fullest expression of ourselves, the very peak of our being. Happiness is often seen as sharing life with those we call family. But who truly makes up our family, and what might Lao Tzu be pointing to in chapter/verse fifty-three of the Tao Te Ching when he speaks of the Great Way and I would add the cognitive or paradigm shift of spirit he would have us to experience. I think of the word “cognitive” as our ability to remember people, places, and relate to…

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