The Tao of Joy and Sorrow

Ancient Beginnings

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532684/fan_mail/new] While in this podcast we may return to the idea of Beginnings, for me this final summation from Ancient Wisdom may hold enough for some of us to take that first step forward, toward what is unknown. To step into BEGINNING.

The Stillpoint

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532684/fan_mail/new] I return to the idea of my still point often when my life feels chaotic — rushing, striving, resisting, distracting. It is there, waiting for me to find my way back to what is so very familiar, to my inner home, my center. As much as I need to train for Joy, I also need to train for retreat, back to my still point, where I am able to observe, re-align, rest.

Training for Joy

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532684/fan_mail/new] Joy is not a trivial pursuit. It is training, it is choice, and it is one of the deepest acts of resilience we can make.

The Body’s Wisdom

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532684/fan_mail/new] The body remembers what the mind forgets. It holds our ancient wounds, and childhood laughter. Within, we find our deepest truths, and our hardest sadness. Our body carries our Joy and cradles our Sorrow. And always, always—it is our body that leads us home.

Balance

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532684/fan_mail/new] In Taoist thought, balance is never static. It is not a destination but a rhythm, an ongoing dance of yin and yang. Beginnings disrupt our rhythm, and so each start requires a recalibration. A return to center as we ride the interplay of yin and yang, rooted tree and flowing river. This is not something we achieve, but rather something we respond to, moment by moment, with awareness.