No Matter How Useful We May Be,

When We Give Up Our Images Of Self-importance And Our Ideas Of What Should Be, We Can Help Things Become What They Need To Be.

"when You Wake Up In The Morning, Pooh," Said Piglet At Last, "what's The First Thing You Say To Yourself?" "what's For Breakfast?" Said Pooh. "what Do You Say, Piglet?" "i Say, I Wonder What's Going To Happen Exciting Today?" Said Piglet . Pooh Nodded Thoughtfully. "it's The Same Thing," He Said. "what's That?" The Unbeliever Asked. "wisdom From The Western Taoist,"i Said. "it Sounds Like Something From Winnie-the-pooh," He Said. "it Is," I Said. "that's Not About Taoism," He Said. "oh, Yes It Is," I Said.

The Universe Knows What It's Doing. So Don't Develop A Big Ego, And Don't Be Afraid.

Thousands Of Years Ago, Man Lived In Harmony With The Rest Of The Natural World. Through What We Would Today Call Telepathy, He Communicated With Animals, Plants, And Other Forms Of Life-none Of Which He Considered "beneath" Himself, Only Different, With Different Jobs To Perform. He Worked Side By Side With Earth Angels And Nature Spirits, With Whom He Shared Responsibility For Taking Care Of The World.

The Christmas Presents Once Opened Are Not So Much Fun As They Were While We Were In The Process Of Examining, Lifting, Shaking, Thinking About, And Opening Them. Three Hundred Sixty-five Days Later, We Try Again And Find That The Same Thing Has Happened. Each Time The Goal Is Reached, It Becomes Not So Much Fun, And We're Off To Reach The Next One, Then The Next One, Then The Next.