Tao Te Ching Verse 9 – Care About People’s Approval and You Will Be Their Prisoner.

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: right;"> <em><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); letter-spacing: 0.1pt; background: white;"> — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 9</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN"> </span><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Great discussion of verse 9 of the Tao Te Ching and how it relates to our recovery!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" xml:lang="EN">We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; <a href= "https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1" t