The Wisdom of Pooh

During the holidays I spend time reading one of my favorite books and I like to share some of Pooh's wisdom with you .

The 'Tao of Pooh' is an inspiring little book by Benjamin Hoff in which he interprets the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism through the ways of Pooh, the bear and hero of Winnie the Pooh. It is one of the most fun and yet insightful books I have come across.

With the song below Pooh captures in his own, unique way how gaining clarity of Who we are is an important part of the overall vision for our life (‘know thyself’, to quote from an ancient Greek wisdom). Hoff explains it this way: ‘Being authentic starts with recognizing "Who we are, what we have got to work with and what works best for us.

’What do you think Pooh? How would you explain it?’
‘With a song’ says Pooh
‘Go ahead’
How can you get very far
If you don’t know Who you are?
How can you do what you ought,
If you don’t know what You’ve Got?
And if you don’t know Which To Do
Of all the things in front of you,
Then what you’ll have when you are through
Is just a mess without a clue
Of all the best that can come true
If you know What and Which and Who.

‘Thank you Pooh’.

So you may want to spend a bit of quiet time over the holidays and ponder on some of those questions Who you are - What you stand for and what your values are.