Be fluid like water
In this week’s blog, I want to expand a bit more on the message behind the full quote I wrote about in this month’s Joy Matters newsletter from martial arts legend Bruce Lee. (By the way, if you don’t get my newsletter, you can easily sign up for it here.)
Here's the quote:
“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
When I ran across this quote a few years ago, I immediately understood the magic behind Lee’s amazing martial arts abilities. It was all about being flexible, going with the flow, surrendering instead of forcing. And in my opinion, one of the fastest ways to remember your joy. This is what I mean.