Monday, October 18, 2021

Not Stiff or Brat

A L O H A From Honolulu!


Be like a palm tree by
the ocean that endures
the greatest winds
because it knows how
to gracefully bend.
Stephen Kendrick

🌴

"The Taoist model
spiritual life
after a plant.
A living plant is
tender and pliant,
while a dead plant is
stiff and hard;




One who is with the Tao is
also tender and pliant,
while one who departs from
the Tao is stiff and hard.
The plant kingdom
is a quiet kingdom
that sleeps in beauty;




Taoist quietude is the spiritual
condition for regeneration.
A plant grows at its own pace.
The Taoist allows events to
unfold according to their
inner rhythms; (s)he acts by
non-action (wu-wei), which
is acting with, not against,
the inner rhythms of things.
A plant is always
renewing itself;
the Taoist celebrates
perpetual childhood."
-  Ellen M. Chen, 
The Tao Te Ching:
A New Translation
with Commentary, 1989





What does it mean if someone is a stiff?
When a person is stiff, they are
artificial and unrelaxed — 
unless they're "scared stiff"
or "bored stiff."
A regular guy is
a working stiff.
Another colloquial meaning of stiff is
"to underpay, or to cheat.”
Also, a stiff drink has a lot of alcohol.
A dead body is sometimes
called a stiff, but it's rude.
stiff - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com




The most sophisticated
people I know -
inside they are
all children. Jim Henson


𐅏𐅑𐅒𐅓𐅔𐅕𐅖𐅗𐅍𐅎𐅊𐅈𐅐Ϡϖϑϕ
Love You,
      Pixie & Cloudia

















13 comments:

Teresa said...

Cool post! Pixie is definitely not a stiff, and neither is our beloved Cloudia!

Elephant's Child said...

I try not to be a stiff. Or to stiff anyone.

William Kendall said...

Pixie looks like she's in a suspicious mood.

John A Hill said...

The Tao and nature are worthy of study.
Your pics do a marvelous job of reminding me of this.
Many blessings to you this day!

Sandee said...

I love them all and I love Pixie. Just so you know I'm a child inside.

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Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. ♥

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Reads of Tao today, Cloudia. Nice quotes. Of course, I absolutely LOVE that mural. I don't see it as a stiff, but as running for its like to fix the problem. Love it all today, as I always do Pixie.

Mike said...

Is that a plumbing company logo? If it is, I couldn't find it.

RedPat said...

My back is tired from bending! ;-)

Mike Golch said...

good post my Awww Monday Post is finally posted,I was in a blue funk today.

Sami said...

Cute mural Cloudia.
Thanks for participating in Monday Murals.

Tamar SB said...

Such pretty shots!

NCSue said...

Thahbnks you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/10/i-dont-like-that-there.html!

Jenn Jilks said...

Those trees are amazing!