The Caregiver's Tao Te Ching

There are many translations and versions of Lao Tsu's classic Tao Te Ching. 

Here's one more that might come in handy for some Body Balance students and teachers: The Caregiver's Tao Te Ching by William and Nancy Martin, 2010, New World Library.

Chapter 20 | You Remain

Don't waste your time trying to understand
why things are as they are.
Don't believe all the stories you are told
about what's important
and not important.

Don't get stirred up by wanting this
and avoiding that.

You are a plain and simple being,
an expression of the Tao.
Even when everything you thought secure
is slipping out from under you,
you remain.

Each chapter includes a few paragraphs of commentary by the authors, who have been on the caregiving journey themselves.  They write in the Introduction, "Each element of the book is an invitation to look once again, gently, compassionately, and with deep acceptance at what is arising in you. No matter how complex the details of your situation, what you truly desire and need is that basic trust in life, in Tao, and in yourself."

Chapter 9 | Because We Want To

Wanting gratitude for our actions,
we are never satisfied.
Trying to control the situation,
we are never secure.
Looking for approval,
we are never happy.

If we do what we do
just because we want to,
the doing itself is all we will ever need.

Book details here: http://www.booksbywilliammartin.com/caregivers.html