"One day teacher held up a beautiful Chinese cup and said "To me this cup is already broken. Because I know its fate, I can enjoy it fully here and now. And when it's gone, it's gone." When we understand the truth of uncertainty and relax – we may become free.
We may lose our best piece of pottery in the fire, our start up business may go under, our children may develop problems beyond our control. If we focus only on the results we will be devastated. But if we know the cup is broken, we can give our best to the process, create what we can, and trust the larger process of life itself. We can plan, care for, tend and respond. But we cannot control. Instead we take a breath, and open to what is unfolding where we are."