Here’s what the Chinese “Tao” says about the value of nothing

Are you too busy? Overwhelmed? Is your to-do list too long? Here’s what the Chinese “Tao” says about the value of nothing:

Thirty spokes
meet in the hub.
Where the wheel isn’t
is where it’s useful.

Hollowed out,
clay makes a pot.
Where the pot’s not
is where it’s useful.

Cut doors and windows
to make a room.
Where the room isn’t,
is where it’s useful.

So the profit in what is
is in the use of what isn’t.

~ Tao Te Ching

Making time and space for nothing is a choice. Instead of feeling guilty for...