My Best Self 101 Blog
The greatest news of all is that with a solid plan you can stop thinking ahead and start participating in the present. After all, goals are only accomplished through our work in the present! Stay mindful, savor the journey, have self-compassion, and you can be happy on the way to achieving personal growth, not just once you get there.
All living things possess an innate need to interact with their natural environments, a phenomenon that the naturalist and writer Edward Wilson calls “biophilia”. I think oftentimes we live our lives cooped up in fish tank-like environments; whether it be our homes, offices, or school classrooms, we spend a lot of time indoors.
Wu Wei isn't about giving up on life, being lazy, or waiting for things to start going your way. It doesn't advocate for inaction, but rather for proper action. We often try too hard to force external events to work out the way we want them to, which leaves us feeling angry, frustrated, anxious, afraid, or disappointed. Wu Wei is a response to that over-action.
