The Tao of a Leaf

Be content with what you have;
Rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
The whole world belongs to you.
~Lao Tzu.

My husband dropped me off so I could do the Mahala walk back through the Barrens. I came upon a puddle just as the light started to get good, and I walked all around the puddle, taking photos of the reflections, the light, and a golden leaf that sailed atop it.

The golden leaf seemed like a tiny boat to me, although clearly, it could not travel far. I thought of the Tao of things, the way, the flow. Of what it is like to be a leaf on a puddle in a quiet woods, truly at peace, floating on light, following the way of water.

My soundtrack song is Enya, with Orinoco Flow.