The Healthy Compulsive Project

Ep. 73: Taoist Wisdom for Compulsive Perfectionists


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While I find parts of the Tao Te Ching baffling, exasperating and mystifying, Lao Tzu’s encouragement to accept things as they are still conveys an attitude toward life that I find to be a good counterpoint to my driven nature. Since Taoist wisdom can be especially useful to people who are compulsive, perfectionist, and obsessive, I thought it might be helpful for me to share how this enduring and poetic book has helped me.

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The Healthy Compulsive ProjectBy Gary Trosclair

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