Along the Tao there are No Mistakes

People suffer because they shy away from life. They feel powerless and wish they could be competent as others. People are also afraid of mistakes they might make. When they actually have made them, they wish them away and spent countless hours wining about how much they are inconvenienced by them, or they feel guilty.

Along the Tao this is unlikely to happen, not because mistakes are absent, the Tao traveler will do them as much as everyone else, but simply because you are too busy to mind them as you are retracting your steps, apologizing to people and fixing the problem. Along the Tao you will be encouraged to always show up for everything, no matter how large or small, or how much of an uphill struggle the task might appear to be. You know that when life calls you, you simply have no choice but to show up. But don't worry, if you choose to accept your mission, the tools do deal with it will be given to you just in the nick of time. This fact by itself is so much fun to experience that it completely takes the anxiety out of the problem and all that you are left with is some creative apprehension.

Admitting mistakes makes you humble and makes you realize that there is no hierarchy whatsoever between any of us. All mistakes along theTao will show you that everyone and everything matters, but also that you should relax because everything is easy as 1 2 3, no matter whether it is about creating something new or about fixing old things. All you have to do is to show up for your task at hand with good cheer. You also will never be given more than you can handle along the Tao.

Along the Tao there is no 'could have', nor is there a 'should have', no guilt and no missed opportunity. There is only action and countless opportunities to express your creativity and love. There is no faith required, the Tao will show you over and over, if you always put your best foot forward, you will merge with the Now and every outcome will be spiritually meaningful for you, and in its own way, good as is.

The final purpose of our earth existence is to merge with the Source. So all activities, how creative and how important they might be for you, are the means to transcending to the next spiritual level. From that perspective there cannot be any mistakes; every missed step is as priceless in allowing you to let go of the 'I', as every successful one is a priceless gift. One thing is for sure, whenever you overcome your demons and put your best foot forward, there is always a gift waiting for you, hand-selected by the Tao.


By Christian and Su Zhen