Empty Yourself of Worries

Adapted from "The Parent's Tao te Ching, A New Interpretation; Ancient Advice for Modern Parents" by William Martin
published by Marlowe & Company New York ISBN 1-56924-662-9

(because I was abruptly left by my beloved partner of 7 years with very little explanation).

"To survive....
you must empty yourself
of your constant thinking,
planning, and worrying.

You....
were born in the Tao,
live in the Tao,
and will return to that same Tao.
If you don't realize this,
you will mistake the sorrow you see in life
for the final word,
and you will become hardened with fear.