Winnie the Pooh Wisdom

by Associate Judy Miske

By Associate Judy Miske

January 2024

I am always praying for ways to live in the present moment, letting go of the complications of life when they cause me stress and when I get too busy trying to accomplish things. I’ve remembered a lesson learned long ago from an unusual source: Winne the Pooh.

Winnie the Pooh knows how to let go of these things.

Pooh often said to Christopher Robin, “I am a bear of little brain.” His gentle humility reminds me to see things more simply.

When asked by Christopher Robin what he was doing, Pooh would often answer, “Nothing, Christopher Robin, adding, “doing nothing often leads to the very best something.”

A.A Milne’s character friend, Pooh Bear, lived each day allowing inner wisdom to lead his way. Thinking of this, I recall that Sr. Michaeline taught me to ‘waste time creatively’. I believe I have often come up with creative ideas that way. I have learned to let go of the stress of always being busy and ‘producing’.

Pooh often asked Christopher Robin: “What day is it?”

Robin would answer, “Why, it’s today.”

Pooh would say, “Oh good! That’s my favorite day.”

I agree with Pooh because it’s a great way of living in the present, in the Now. I still have a candle from Chapter of Mats 2018 which continues to inspire me to live in the present. It has a label on it that reads: Igniting Our Sacred Now.

Winnie, the Pooh (A.A. Milne) reminds me in very simple words how to find “wisdom ways” to live each day.

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