Getting My Hands Dirty

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My first move? I didn’t get some fancy, academic tome. I just grabbed an accessible translation online, one that felt less like an ancient text and more like someone actually talking to me. I wasn’t looking for scholarly debate, just raw meaning. I started by skimming a bunch of hexagram explanations, trying to get a feel for the vibes. Out of all of them, I just picked the ones that kinda jumped out at me, the ones where the title or the first sentence made me think, “Huh, that sounds like something I deal with.” It wasn’t a scientific process, just gut feeling.

  • Reading and Rereading: I’d take one of the chosen sixteen each morning. I’d read the description, the image, the judgment – whatever bits were there. Not just once, but multiple times. I tried to chew on the words, let them swirl around in my head without immediately trying to “solve” them. I’d grab a coffee, sit down, and just give it ten minutes.
  • Connecting to My Day: This was the tough part. After reading, I’d try to connect it to whatever was on my plate that day. Was I facing a challenge at work? Was I having a tricky conversation with a family member? Was I just feeling generally grumpy? I’d ask myself, “How does this old wisdom, whatever it is, fit into this situation right now?” Sometimes it clicked right away, other times it felt like forcing a square peg into a round hole.
  • My “Notes” System: Calling it a “system” is generous, honestly. I just used a simple text file on my computer, sometimes a physical notebook if I was feeling old-school. For each of the sixteen, I’d create a little entry. I’d copy the core message, and then under it, I’d just jot down anything that came to mind. “Today, this felt like when my boss asked for that impossible report.” Or, “This makes me think about being patient, which I suck at.” I didn’t censor myself; it was just a stream of consciousness, a personal conversation with this ancient text. Screenshots of insightful parts from the online guide also found their way into a dedicated folder.

I kept this up for a few weeks, cycling through the sixteen. Sometimes I’d forget a day, or two, or three. No big deal. I just picked it back up. The point wasn’t perfection, it was just doing it.

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