Be It... Now!  The 32nd Verse of the Tao Te Ching
The eternal Tao has no name.
Although simple and subtle,
No one in the world can master it.
If kings and lords could harness them,
The 10,000 things would naturally obey,
Heaven and earth would rejoice
With the dripping of sweet dew.
Everyone would live in harmony,
Not by official decree,
But by their own goodness.
 I invite you to think about what this excerpt means to you. Wayne Dyer writes in
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, "The Tao is the supreme reality, an all-pervasive Source of everything. The Tao never begins or ends, does nothing, and
yet animates everything in the world of form and boundaries, which is called, 'the world of 10,000 things.'"
No one or no thing can rein in the power and creativity of the Tao. It is "sweet and subtle," yet responsible for all life. Imagine, if you will, what life would be like if we
could just live and breathe the Tao? No wars, no famines, no conflicts, none of our other negative human emotions would be necessary to create chaos and drama in the
world. We would be riding along on the creative energy of all that is.
Pause right here. Yes, right here in the middle of your day and your work. Pause…look and listen for the
energy of the Tao all around you and in you. Pay attention to the flow of life. You don't have to force it or be
in charge of it. You can't control it. Just notice it. What is happening around you? What is happening
within you? Flow with the Tao in everything you do. Don't push the stream of life. Put yourself right in the
middle of the Tao's flow and life will be effortless. All those things around you will continue without your
direction and interference. People, weather, traffic, the stock exchange are taking place at their own pace
and from the energy that moves within them. Turn your focus back to your life. Enjoy its beauty. Relish in your own creativity. Embrace the Tao in you. Be it…now. For more inspiration from Dyer's book, sign up to join a Home Study Group. Classes begin in early
February. We will be holding classes in Delaware, Powell, Columbus, and Westerville. You can purchase the book
through this link to Amazon.com. Blessings,
Rev. Robin Download a Printable Version of this Inspiration
 Meredith Heagney of the Columbus Dispatch recently wrote, "Church friends can boost
joy." She says, "Indeed, research shows that congregational friends will 'make you a nicer person.' The more 'church friends' someone has, the more generous they are to
causes….They volunteer more…and they're more likely to give blood….Religious people tend to be healthier and live longer, perhaps because religion encourages self-control and
provides a way to deal with stress." Be good to yourself in the new year and join us at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings in Lewis Center. Directions
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