Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

Do you feel like you're coming up against resistance with something in your life?

Maybe it's in a relationship, maybe it's a project, and you're doing all the things,

all systems go, and just nothing is working, and you're doing all the things, all systems go and just nothing is working and you're

just so frustrated. I know the feeling and I know that it's often my time to surrender when I'm

feeling that way. It's anxiety inducing. You feel like you can't relax your shoulders. You feel like

I just have to keep pressing on. It is

awful. And I've been reading stories to you this week, Taoist stories on the podcast. And here's

one that I wanted to share, especially if you are dealing with any obstacle right now where maybe

you feel like you're fighting. Okay, fighting. I think this is

very relevant, particularly right now. So there is something in Taoism, this principle called

Wu Wei, which I've loved learning about in recent years. It basically means effortless action. That's the

translation. And this story is about that. So I thought I'd read it to you, share some thoughts,

and see if it helps you today, my friends. Oh, and a quick reminder, thank you for always sharing

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Okay, dokey. Here's the story of the river and the stone. There was once a wise teacher who noticed one of his students

struggling with frustration. The student was angry that despite all his efforts, things in his

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