100 years of Pooh

The bear of little brain is 100 years old today, and in those years Pooh has been busy, more than a dozen movies, published in more than 50 languages (including Latin).

Pooh is banned in China for modern day political reasons, but in the Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shares how the simple-minded character of Winnie the Pooh perfectly emulates the teachings of the ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism. (Taoist principles revolve around simply living as you are and following the natural power of the universe to find wisdom and happiness.) While all the other creatures living in Pooh’s world get into all sorts of antics by overthinking or overacting, Pooh simply meanders as he is without question. The Way of Pooh is the Way of Taoism.

Back to late stage Capitalism and the Pooh franchise is worth more than three billion dollars in annual revenue for Disney. In the Disney universe, Pooh is the third largest franchise after “Disney Princess” and “Star Wars.”

Pooh even has his own wiki: https://pooh.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

And of of the things I love about Pooh is he always good for a quote or two - here are a few of my favorites

• “A hug is always the right size.”

• “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”

• “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”

• “I’m so rumbly in my tumbly.”

• “Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”