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"Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself." Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

Can we take a moment and ponder this deeply mysterious yet profound invitation to live in a completely different way than we have. And, the polar opposite of the society that we have created

Today it is all about control; control of the media, control of politics, control of economics, control of the environment, control of women but, most importantly, control of the mind. The result is a subtle, underlying sense of anxiety. And, in the realm of primitive organism that is the body, that signals the potential of the loss of one's life.

While I could go on for quite a while about the repercussions of this state I would prefer to get right to the heart of the matter. To me it is the most important thing to consider and, upon close examination, we find it is the solution to the dilemma.

As Lao Tzu put so succinctly, "Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself." And, I might add, that only when you are yourself do you lose the need for control.

And now the punchline!

Control is an illusion. None of us are controlling anything! I know, this is a radical thing to suggest but let me explain... Click here to read the whole blog https://gpwalsh.com/post/is-anyone-in-controll.

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