"Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully.
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever."
"And he has Brain."
 "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain."

There was a long silence.

"I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything."

- The House at Pooh Corner

Sometimes in this world, it is easy to feel stupid.  There are so many things that you think you are Supposed to Know or are told that you Should Know that sometimes you are so busy trying to keep all those things straight that you forget the Things that You Do Know--which are the most Important things of all.  Pooh does not need his brain to guide him.  He listens to his heart and his gut instincts.  And they are what always seem to lead him to a pot of honey just at the time when he's missing it most, and is, of all things, Hungry.

It's not that hard to find your own pot of honey.  Love and appreciate yourself for who you are instead of worrying about turning yourself into something you think that others want  you to be.  Stop trying to anticipate everything that comes along, thinking of every contingency should something Go Wrong.  Life is what happens while you're busy thinking, and if you are lost in your whirlwind of planning, you'll never be able to experience the event and Just Happen.  you can only be all you can be, if you allow yourself the space to Be.

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