Archive - Teacup of Dao

The art of letting life move you

Why trying to control everything wears you down (and how softening into life’s natural rhythm changes everything)

Aug 3 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

July 2025

An update … and a new journey

3 months ago, I hadn’t even considered this path. Now, I can’t imagine being anywhere else.

Jul 29 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

How to keep dancing in a world that forgot its music

Why staying true to your spirit matters more than fitting into a world that's lost its rhythm.

Jul 6 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

June 2025

The pathless path

How letting go of plans, labels, and fear leads you to a life more real, free, and alive than anything you could ever plan for

Jun 1 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

May 2025

You’re not tired, you’re spiritually malnourished

Why your exhaustion may have nothing to do with work (and everything to do with your spirit)

May 4 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

April 2025

The path that doesn't rush

There’s a kind of growth that doesn’t look like progress but goes far deeper

Apr 27 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

The stillness equation

Why doing less uncovers what matters most

Apr 21 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

How waiting for the “right moment” keeps you stuck (and why this one idea could be the answer)

Why you’ll never be ready and why that’s perfect

Apr 14 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

Doing the “right thing” is often wrong

Why trying to fix things makes them worse — and what to do instead

Apr 7 •

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

March 2025

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