Look for the gaps, that space between thoughts, the natural occurrence after an unexpected noise, shock or moment of awe. These moments can be powerful and they can bring us unshakeable confidence in ourselves. Also, by being present like this, it will help us not to buy into negative or limiting stories.
We understand the need to retreat into nature. We cannot maintain the fertility of our beings without this renewal. If you cannot retreat into nature each day, find a quiet time each day to withdraw into yourself. This will bring renewal as well.
Make no one a foe, then harmony and tranquility will be yours. If we rule ourselves with felicity, then everyone gains and we can all live in simplicity. Let go of desire for the common good, and good will be as common as grass. The world will, in turn, govern itself.
If we wish to know what a person is like we need only to observe on whom he bestows his care and what side of his own nature he cultivates and nourishes. If we want to take care of the world, cultivate and nourish the good parts of your character and the world changes with you.
Quote: The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.