Lao Tzu on the Truth of Life and the Nature of Reality
Reflections on the ancient text that still speaks timely wisdom
It’s a real art to remain present while life is continually changing, shifting, evolving into something vast, spacious, and fleeting — yet eternal.
I had a big plan for writing this week: at least 2 or 3 articles, maybe even a few book reviews, the sky was the limit! Then the email came, which instructed all parents to resume remote learning until at least January.
At first, the eternally optimistic side of me thought, “My freelance writing is going well, the dogs are adjusting to each other, and after a course of physical therapy, I can handle this! We will make the best of it. We can go to the forest and learn about nature (except that it is freezing, windy, and the earth blanketed with snow, and oh, my truck broke down last week — good timing!)…
I’ll step back into remote learning mode, a challenge that I both relish and somewhat dread with equal love and intensity.”
And then reality set in.
I couldn’t think for a while, couldn’t separate the peaceful way that I go about working from home with the chaos of assuming teaching responsibilities in addition to everything else — again. Don’t get me wrong, I love teaching my…
