I’ve come back to the Tao, as I often do in times of crisis, ebbing and flowing back to its truth. Lao-tzu says in this verse, “Just as all water flows back to the ocean, all creation flows back to become the Tao.” With everything changing so rapidly all around us, sometimes it feels as though we’re moving far away from our Source; we tend to feel uprooted and displaced even within ourselves. I think this feeling of disconnection is the root of all ails within the individual and society as a whole.

I believe western culture proliferates this feeling of disconnect, as it focuses heavily on the individuation of the human being. Lao-tzu states, “once the whole is divided, the parts need names.” That part. Although our hearts truly wish for us to come together, our conditioned logic of separation, sets limits and boundaries that end up overpowering the heart’s desire of unity and harmony.

After reading this verse today, I’m reminded to take a pause and pay attention to the flow of my life. I think last year (2020) really forced us to slow down, largely against our will or control. Life was scary, confusing and unpredictable to say the least. As our lives begin to return to “normal”, I’m willingly taking a chapter from last year’s book and focusing on slowing down and being more in the flow. I’m gathering all of what I’ve learned over the past 14 months and applying it to see how much I can trust in the cosmic flow of things. I often get impatient about the pace my life is going, without truly taking account or acknowledging my many successes, small/large and allowing myself to feel/express gratitude for them.

I invite you reading this, to activate your enthusiastic inner receptivity for all that your higher self and the Universe have in store 4 you. I encourage you to loosen the grip you have on your ego-driven reality and ride this glorious wave that is your existence!

Ai-Creo