Says the Tao: compassion, simplicity and equality.  Balancing.  Neutrality.  Like the river.  Always moving, never taking sides, flowing without judgment.

It’s hard when death, dying, betrayal, confusion, disappointment, boredom and loneliness stories come from the over-protective mind.  “Run!”  “Hide!”  “Fight!”  It is such a sweet young eager soldier.

So if I use compassion with my busy brain and ask it to keep it simple, we have a more balanced conversation.  Making friends with my fears allows me to move forward easier.  Even one step at a time.  One breath at a time.  Rather than rushing into the woods tripping over tiny fallen branches.

This is Your face, Your money, Your home, Your breath in me today.  I walk as You.  Simply.  Humbly.  Compassionately.