We have loved A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh for many years. We have loved it in its classic novel form, in sweet abridged versions for little hands and big dreamers, in movies and in movie adaptations. At the end of last year I also read a book by Benjamin Hoff (1982) called The Tao of Pooh which brought all of the wisdom of Milne's beloved character (and his friends) together in one eye-opening experience. Hoff does a great job linking the wisdom of Pooh to the ancient Chinese philosophy of Tao Te Ching (the Tao Virtue Book) so I won't attempt to re-create that here. I highly recommend reading the book if you are interested in Eastern philosophies (with a modern, western twist). What I will discuss here, however, are some of the important lessons gleamed from both on how to live well. You may be surprised at how much wisdom and insight our favourite Pooh Bear can show in this area! Lesson #1 - When you know yourself, everything else falls into place I think that this i...