Living the Mystery - Let Go and Let God

The Tao - 1st Verse

The Tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named
is not the eternal name.

The Tao is both the named and the nameless.
As nameless it is the origin of all things;
as named it is the mother of 10,000 things.

Ever desireless, one can see the mystery;
ever desiring one sees only the manifestations.
And the mystery itself is the doorway
to all understanding.

- Again from Wayne Dyer's Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life

This seems very deep and has a lot of yin and yang going on. But it's really just saying "let go and let God." Stop trying so hard to BE happy and just BE. Stop striving to attain that elusive prize and enjoy the journey.

Dyer talks of wanting vs. allowing and explains that "wanting to go to sleep" is different than "going to sleep." Having the desire, then allowing the process to happen without effort. SO maybe like...make plans to go to work tomorrow..then allow the day to unfold as it may without freaking out if it doesn't go as I planned.

Dyer also says "Let the world unfold without always attempting to figure it all out. Let relationships just be, for example, since everything is going to stretch out in Divine Order. Don't try so hard to make something work. Simply allow....When expectations are shattered, practice allowing that to be the way it is!"

Once again....I have no control over other people, places, things, or situations. And I am so glad that I know that now. This program has taught me so much in such a short time....it is the piece that was missing in my puzzle.

My gratitude today:
1. A Good Honest Sharing AA mtg. on helping a friend who seeks help...
2. That I am sitting here right now alone and sober. I can be alone with myself.
3. The realization that JY is just like "one last drink."
4. The obsession has been lifted.
5. My headache is gone! (thanks for the reminder! How did I do that to myself all those years???)
6. Rent is posted.
7. Bought an Al-Anon book.
8. Ice Dream from Chik Fil A
9. Chinese food - a RARE treat.
10. I love my DOG!

The Tao - Living Without Striving

20th Verse

Give up learning and you will be free
from all your cares.
What is the difference between yes and no?
What is the difference between good and evil?
Must I fear what others fear?
Should I fear desolation
when there is abundance?
Should I fear darkness
when that light is shining everywhere?
In spring, some go to the park and climb the terrace,
but I alone am drifting, not knowing where I am.
Like a newborn babe before it learns to smile,
I am alone, without a place to go.
Most people have too much;
I alone seem to be missing something.
Mine is indeed the mind of an ignoramus
in its unadulterated simplicity.
I am but a guest in this world.
While others rush about to get things done,
I accept what is offered.
I alone seem foolish,
earning little, spending less.
Other people strive for fame;
I avoid the limelight,
preferring to be left alone.
Indeed, I seem like an idiot:
no mind, no worries.
I drift like a wave on the ocean.
I blow as aimless as the wind.
All men settle down in their grooves;
I alone am stubborn and remain outside.
But wherein I am most different from others is
in knowing to take sustenance from the great Mother!


This is a little deep, even for me. But Wayne Dyer explains that this is about relinquishing the struggle of life and "accepting life as it is provided by the great Mother" (aka God, Higher Power, Tao). It's about surrender. It's about Step Three again! It's about living in the moment. This is one of my current favorite affirmations:

It is all perfect. God's love is everywhere and forgets on one. I trust in this force to guide me, and I am not allowing ego to enter now.