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Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow ‘burn their toast a lot,’ said Pooh

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We simply need to believe in the power that’s within us, and use it.
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Believe Needs Use
Things just happen in the right way, at the right time. At least when you let them, when you work with circumstances instead of saying, ‘This isn’t supposed to be happening this way,’ and trying harder to make it happen some other way.
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Pooh Tao Trying Way
Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.
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Kind Order Wells
As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.
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Mean Simple Stupid
It means that Tao doesn’t force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.
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Done Mean Needs
Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.
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Loneliness People Spiritual
The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.
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Foolish Pooh Tao Wise
From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.
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Happiness Pooh Tao Views Way
Through working in harmony with life’s circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.
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Appreciation Perspective Understanding
The play-it-safe pessimists of the world never accomplish much of anything, because they don’t look clearly and objectively at situations, they don’t recognize or believe in their own abilities to overcome even the smallest amount of risk.
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Believe Play Risk
The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard – one that thinks too much.
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Awkward Confused Thinking
It is very hard to be brave,” said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.” Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: “It is because you are a very small animal that you will be Useful in the adventure before us.
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Adventure Animal Writing
Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief.
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Drug relief Taken
You’d be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are.
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Reality Simple Square
Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow ‘burn their toast a lot,’ said Pooh
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Life Rainbow Things Thinking
Knowledge and Experience do not necessarily speak the same language.
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Experience Knowledge Language Speak

Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow ‘burn their toast a lot,’ said Pooh

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