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Tales by the Wanderer
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I am the Wanderer, a humble journeyer on the winding road of life, embarking on a timeless quest for wisdom and harmony. 🌸

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The Longest Night

I walked through snow-laden woods on the year’s shortest day, when light yields early to the long embrace …

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December 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The Wind Reader

I climbed to a high ridge where the wind blew constant and fierce, bending the stunted trees into …

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December 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Woodcutter’s Silence

he Bare Orchard - Tales by the Wanderer - Sumi-e Painting of a bare lone tree I followed a logging road deep into pine forest, where November light came thin ...

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December 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The November Garden

I passed a small garden plot beside a cottage, where most of the summer’s abundance had been cleared away. November had arrived with hard frosts, and neighbori ...

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December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Stone Stacker

I walked a winter beach where the tide had pulled back, leaving dark sand ribbed and gleaming. The sky hung low and gray, threatening rain but holding back. Se ...

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December 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
agua Zhang: Walking the Circle of Change

he Wanderer's Path to Harmony - tales of wisdom, of inspiration, and of taiji, its history, historic masters and in g ...

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November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Fog Walker

I walked into a valley thick with fog, where the world narrowed to a few pale steps ahead. November had wrapped the land in gray silence, and the cold morning ...

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November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The River’s Gift

he Wanderer's Path to Harmony - tales of taiji, its history, historic masters and spirituality. I wandered beside a quicksilver river, its waters tumbling bet ...

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November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Campfire’s Circle

he Festival of Lights - Tales by the Wanderer - Sumi-e Painting The evening air was crisp, swept with hints of woodsmoke and the distant tang of earth cooling ...

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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Maple’s Memory

I wandered into a forest that glowed with autumn’s colors – deep gold, amber, and the burning red of maples all around. Leaves carpeted the ground underfoot, m ...

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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
u Wei: The Taoist Art of Effortless Action and Harmony

In Taoism, the concept ofwu wei – often translated as “non-action” or “effortless action” – offers prof ...

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October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Sand Whisper

he First Dawn - the beginning of a new year, the beginning of a new beginning - I arrived at a wind-shaped desert, vast and empty but humming with life unseen ...

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October 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The Lantern Path

Twilight found me following a trail marked by weathered lanterns, each glowing softly beneath the shadowed trees. The path twisted through a silent vale, where ...

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October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
indfulness Through the Taoist Lens: Embracing Flow and Balance

Mindfulness, often described as the practice of present-moment awareness, finds its deeper root ...

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October 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Mountain’s Silence

The path narrows as I climb, a ribbon of earth stitched between weathered stones and low scrub. Each step rises a little higher, and with each breath the air t ...

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September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Last Strawberry

The garden is quiet, the air warm with the scent of basil and sun-warmed stone. My friend leads me through rows of green, where most of the strawberries have b ...

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September 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Last Strawberry

The garden is quiet, the air warm with the scent of basil and sun-warmed stone. My friend leads me through rows of green, where most of the strawberries have b ...

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September 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Golden Fields

The wheat stands tall now, golden and waving in the afternoon breeze, the way fire flickers gently before nightfall. I walk a narrow dirt path cutting through ...

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September 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Path to the Sea

A sandy trail winds through tall dune grass, whispering secrets to the wind. I follow it barefoot, the grains warm and fine beneath my feet. The distant sound ...

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August 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Morning Market

Before the town fully wakes, I find the market being set up in the square. Crates are being unloaded, stalls are unfolding like flowers, and the scent of bread ...

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August 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A Firefly Evening

The day retreats, and a warm dusk settles across the fields. I wander the edge of a meadow, the tall grasses brushing my legs. The sky glows pale orange near t ...

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August 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Singing Bowl at Dusk

We sit on the wooden deck as the last rays of sun fade behind the hills. The world has grown quiet, as if holding its breath before the dark arrives.

A friend ...

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August 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Heat and the Hammock

he First Dawn - the beginning of a new year, the beginning of a new beginning - The sun is unrelenting. Even the birds take cover in the olive trees. I find m ...

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August 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A Walk Through the Lavender

Between two low hills lies a hidden valley that few know. I descend its slope in the morning light, the sun just warming the soil beneath my feet. All around m ...

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July 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Lake at Noon

It is midday, and the lake is so still that the sky lies upon it like a second world. I sit at the edge of an old wooden dock, legs swinging freely, toes brush ...

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July 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM