{"id":17957,"date":"2020-11-09T22:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=17957"},"modified":"2020-11-21T16:41:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T20:41:03","slug":"tiddely-pom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/tiddely-pom\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiddely Pom: Keep Rolling Towards Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is the tiddely pom, or tiddly pom? How does it work and what does Winnie-the-Pooh say about it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tiddely pom, sometimes known as tiddly pom, is from Winnie-the-Pooh. In <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-tao\/\">The Tao<\/a> of Pooh<\/em>, the tiddely pom poem is used to illustrate a Taoist principle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/success-momentum\/\">building momentum<\/a> in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for a better understanding of the concept of &#8220;the more it snows,&#8221; tiddely pom, and <em>The Tao of Pooh<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The More It Snows: Tiddely Pom and Principle<\/strong> #5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tiddely Pom Principle or the Tiddly Pom Principle, named after one of Pooh\u2019s songs, is similar to the idea of the \u201cSnowball Effect.\u201d It relates to taking the first step of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-power-of-belief\/\">believing in yourself<\/a> to allow the natural momentum of life to build toward happiness and contentment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have something special and useful that we can offer the world. Often, we require some outward result or someone else to show us what our specialness is. But <strong>if you want to be the architect of your own life, you must find a way to believe in your power and learn how to wield it<\/strong>. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/use-your-talents\/\">use your gifts<\/a> to make life work for you, rather than striving to be like others or waiting for fate to deliver what you want.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are less likely to take risks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/when-we-dont-understand\/\">when you don\u2019t understand<\/a> your power. You will come to unfamiliar circumstances with fear, and nothing new will be accomplished. This disbelief in your power makes you unable to believe in the power of the natural order of life, as well, and you miss out on opportunities to evolve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example from the world of Pooh expresses this concept.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pooh and the gang went on an expedition to find the North Pole. Along the way, Roo fell into a rushing stream and was swept away. Everyone was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/always-busy\/\">too busy<\/a> worrying about Roo or shouting out advice to do anything, except for Pooh. Pooh wondered if there was something he might be able to do that hadn\u2019t been done before. As he wandered along the stream, he found a pole and picked it up. He decided to stretch the pole across the stream, and when Roo came up to it, he was able to climb out. Christopher Robin asked Pooh where he found the pole, to which Pooh responded he just saw it and thought it might be of some use. 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