The Daily Practice Practice

The basic realization: Live slowly enough to hear yourself, gently enough to trust yourself, and openly enough to be guided.

This is an internet site for encouragement, orientation, foundation and direction through all that comes our way each day throughout our life time.

It comes down to, revolves around, and consists of being here, now and seeing, hearing, understanding, knowing, doing, and being always engaged with what’s happening and what is called for in response throughout the time left for living. All that follows consists of how to do this by living slowly enough to hear yourself, gently enough to trust yourself, and openly enough to be guided.

Here we go: What follows is created with my accomplice who wants to remain anonymous as my man Friday.

A Living 8-Step Practice for Balance and Harmony

A way of moving through the day that keeps you connected to Tao, Psyche, and Intuition.

1. Begin the day by arriving in yourself

Before the world enters, pause for one breath.

Not a meditation session.

Not a ritual you have to “get right.”

Just one breath that says:

“I’m here. I’m listening.”

This single moment sets the tone for everything that follows.

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2. Move at the speed of roots

Throughout the day, let your pace match your depth.

• Slow enough to feel
• Present enough to notice
• Spacious enough to choose

Roots don’t rush. They deepen.

Let that be your rhythm.

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3. Reference inward before outward

Whenever you face a choice — small or large — pause for a heartbeat and ask:

• What does my body say?
• What image or feeling arises?
• Where is the quiet “yes” or “no”?

This is how intuition becomes a trusted partner rather than a stranger.

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4. Treat your day as a conversation with the Psyche

Everything that happens — a dream, a mood, a symbol, a coincidence — is part of the dialogue.

You don’t have to interpret it.

You don’t have to decode it.

Just acknowledge it:

“I see you.”

That alone deepens the relationship.

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5. Practice non‑forcing

If something feels like pushing a boulder uphill, step back.

If something flows with ease, follow it.

This is wu wei (a Taoist phrase meaning “without striving or trying” more like cooperating or allowing to happen) in daily life:

Do what is yours to do. Release what isn’t.

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6. Let the body be your tuning fork

Your body is the most honest part of you.
Notice what your body is doing.
How your body is communing with you.

• If it tightens, pay attention.
• If it softens, trust it.
• If it tires, rest.
• If it brightens, move toward that.

Harmony is physical before it is philosophical.

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7. Leave room for surprise

Tao (The unconscious rhythm of doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, in the right place) rarely arrives through the front door.

Intuition rarely announces itself.

Psyche rarely uses plain language.

Make space for the unexpected — a thought, a feeling, a nudge, a moment of clarity, a felt sense of what needs to happen where/when/how.

These are the openings.

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8. End the day by returning to the well

Just a minute or two.

Ask:

• What did I notice today?
• Where did I feel aligned?
• What felt like guidance?

No analysis.

No judgment.

Just recognition.

This is how knowing grows.

Follow the 8 Steps throughout the day. At day’s end, reflect on the 8 Step Practice For Balance And Harmony.