On acceptance

There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take precedence of it;⁠—for there is nothing (so effectual) for which it can be changed.

Tao Te Ching · Chapter 78 78

Sanskrit: public domain · English tr. James Legge (public domain)

What it means

Nothing is softer than water, yet nothing beats it at wearing down the hard and strong.

Carry it today

Try gentle persistence on one hard thing today instead of force.