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Stephen Mitchell's English version of Tao Te Ching is fluid, modern and wonderfully accessible. Lao Tzu's 81 poems speak of the doctrine of Wu wei and offer much food for thought. Here's the ninth in the series:

Fill your bowl to the brim
and it will spill.
Keep sharpening the knife
and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security
and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people's approval
and you will be their prisoner.

Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.

Today, Coach Lisa helped us "accomplish a great task/by a series of small acts," allowing everything to fall into place. Heaven's way is yard upon yard of calmness, composure and cool:

400 pull
6 x (50 fast kick, 25 med kick)
300 pull
6 x (50 med stroke/free, 25 fast stroke)
200 IM pull
6 x (50 free fast, 25 free med)
100 pull
5 x 100 free with breaststroke pullout at every wall