To be whole, let yourself break.To be straight, let yourself bend.
To be full, let yourself be empty.
To be new, let yourself wear out.
To have everything,
give everything up
~Tao Te Ching~
I found this piece of wisdom on a lovely blog that I have recently been reading….it aligns with another thoughtI had…and it is that we are at our most powerful and full of the greatest number of possibilities when we are at our most ‘broken’….think of it…when what you believed about yourself and your life disappears, almost anything is possible in the rebuilding
hopes, dreams, all of it can be born anew
anything is possible, when you are staring at a blank piece of paper
I have some new jewels to show you, but this I just had to share
always, beneath the surface of something broken
lies beauty
xo
there’s nothing like the wisdom of the Tao to poetically express that within everything is both sides of the spectrum, thus no good without bad, no expansion without contraction, no attachment without surrender. can’t wait to see your new pieces………..
such a lovely post Kerin.
))
i needed to read this today
&
to see that gorgeous sunflower!
What a lovely poem and I believe that living it is far more difficult than reading it…lovely sunflower….thank you : )
I know , I know, easier to read and understand, than to live, for sure, but I think its all in the PRACTICING you know!…
thank you all for stopping by…I needed the company!
xo
You are as wise as you are beautiful. I send tremendous affection your way, dear Kerin
xoxo
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