The Tao is most present in the emptiness, in the hole, in the open space.  It is the most powerful energy–complete potential and omnipresent.  Nothing is the start of something.  An open mind is the most creative.

But holy cow, Mr. Tao, how to keep an open mind and heart with the waves of input we “enjoy”!  Social media, television, crowds, bosses, staff, commuter traffic, emails–phew!  I feel unsocial much of my time–craving the dear sweet sound of nothing.

Let me be open and allow the solace of silence fill me up.  Even if it is the moments between calls and the sit in the car before I turn it on.  I claim the holiness of the holes in my life. It is in these empty spaces that I am filled with the Divine.