Your Very Own Red Carpet

As you watch the stars walk on the red carpet, you may wish that you could walk your very own red carpet, with all the attendant glory and adulation.

Did you know, though, that you have your very own red carpet? Mm-hm. It's true. It's called the Tao. In verse 21, Lao Tse writes, "Harmony is only in following the Way." The Way is like a red carpet rolled out in front of you, waiting for you to follow it. And if you do, you will reap incredible rewards. (not Awards.)

But first, sometimes the carpet is in a straight line. Other times, it may go through jungles, mountains, and under water before you get your rewards. Here are some of the places my red carpet has gone:

• Mount Everest
• The Urals
  
• Angola
• Sahara Desert
• North Dakota
• Belfast
• Arctic Ocean
• Snakepit
• Turf war in South Central LA

And I have found out recently that the reward is in the journey. I think I'm going to have a talk with the universe.