A young scholar introduced me to a concept to me today which I want to spend more time exploring. It’s called, Wu Wei, an important concept from Taoism and Confucianism: “a state of unconflicting personal harmony, free-flowing spontaneity and savoir-faire, it generally also more properly denotes a state of spirit or mind.” In the words of philosopher Alan Watts, “the art of getting out of one’s own way…. The river is not pushed from behind, nor is it pulled from ahead. It falls with gravity.”
I know many people devout their lives to understanding and practicing this, and I’m offering it here as reminder to explore and an open door to walk through when the time is right.
A Life of Wonder 
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