Tag: Lao Tzu

Patience

September 13, 2023

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” — Lao Tzu watch the heron fish stand still, alert to presence lesson in patience *   *   * Master of the Fish ~ Great Blue Heron stands still and waits out his prey • “Patience” haiku and watercolor painting … More Patience

Contentment

June 1, 2020

“Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure.” — Lao Tzu meadow grass samplings fulfill bodily cravings simple contentment *   *   * Simple Contentment ~ Photo at Tiffany Farms and Contentment Haiku* poem by Mary O’Connor © 2020 * Haiku: a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and … More Contentment