Following the Way
Have you ever had a day not go well? You know... One of those days? I hate it when that happens. I especially hate it when I think it might go another way. And yes, I know, I'm supposed to keep my mind open. Take things as they come. Childlike mind and all that. And believe me, I try.
But then, there are days like today. For some reason, the world was off. I think it might have been my choice of music. On the other hand, I might have chosen my music based on the mood. I'm never quite sure which way that one goes. But I digress...
Anyway, I'm trying to code, but not. Trying to think, but not. I keep at it, because it's my job. I rather like my job. Really, I think I was distracted by my anticipation of the upcoming evening. As I mentioned, I was looking forward to a decent evening.
Suffice it to say, the evening didn't go anything like planned. It started with a bang, and went downhill from there. I must admit, my actions though misinterpreted were the catalyst. A fact of which I had to remind myself several times. The net result, my plans fell apart. Ah well.
Then, of course, I couldn't get the current work problem resolved. Oddly enough, though I strive to be a Taoist, the current projects at work do their best to prevent it. I work with a program that was coded by, well, I'd best not say by what. It's just one of those things that, for every two steps forward, I have to take a step-and-a-half back. Grr.
So, I decided to post here, to remind myself of what I'm trying to be. Or, rather, what I'm trying to do. Or not trying to do. (There's a few posts that could be written on that one.) I just needed to remind myself that the Way doesn't always go the way you want. That's the key I guess. If you're going to follow the Way, you have to go where it takes you.
It is times like these that I have to remind myself of Verse 49. Summed up in another taoist blog.
But then, there are days like today. For some reason, the world was off. I think it might have been my choice of music. On the other hand, I might have chosen my music based on the mood. I'm never quite sure which way that one goes. But I digress...
Anyway, I'm trying to code, but not. Trying to think, but not. I keep at it, because it's my job. I rather like my job. Really, I think I was distracted by my anticipation of the upcoming evening. As I mentioned, I was looking forward to a decent evening.
Suffice it to say, the evening didn't go anything like planned. It started with a bang, and went downhill from there. I must admit, my actions though misinterpreted were the catalyst. A fact of which I had to remind myself several times. The net result, my plans fell apart. Ah well.
Then, of course, I couldn't get the current work problem resolved. Oddly enough, though I strive to be a Taoist, the current projects at work do their best to prevent it. I work with a program that was coded by, well, I'd best not say by what. It's just one of those things that, for every two steps forward, I have to take a step-and-a-half back. Grr.
So, I decided to post here, to remind myself of what I'm trying to be. Or, rather, what I'm trying to do. Or not trying to do. (There's a few posts that could be written on that one.) I just needed to remind myself that the Way doesn't always go the way you want. That's the key I guess. If you're going to follow the Way, you have to go where it takes you.
It is times like these that I have to remind myself of Verse 49. Summed up in another taoist blog.
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