The Tao teaches us to let go of things. Use the 80/20 rule. If you take all your clothes, you'll find out that you only wear 20 percent of them. Take what you have and don't use and circulate it. Give stuff to people who truly need it. After all, we come into this world with nothing; we leave this world with nothing.
Interpretation
Letting go of excess possessions leads to a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
This quote emphasizes the importance of simplicity and minimalism in our lives, suggesting that we often hold onto unnecessary belongings. By applying the 80/20 rule, we recognize that we only truly need a small percentage of what we own, and by sharing what we don't use, we can help others while also finding greater clarity and purpose in our own lives.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a decluttering workshop to inspire participants.
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
And a rock feels no pain; And an island never cries.
Every man contemplates an angel in his future self.
The Universe is very, very big. It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules. Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever. Not you or your family or your house or your planet or the sun. It is an absolute rule. Therefore when someone says that their love will never die, it means that their love is not real, for everything that is real dies. Rule number two: Everything lasts forever.
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
What you are you do not see, what you see is your shadow.
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