I think this is a lovely teaching by Tao Te Ching to keep in mind during the holidays as schedules get crazy, students cram for final exams, and people begin deciding their New Years resolution.
Fill you bowl to the brim
and it will spill.
Keep sharpening you knife
and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security
and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people’s approval
and you will be their prisoner.
Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.
-Tao Te Ching; Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Abba Charice 