WU and WU WEI

In class we have been constantly discussing the “wu” and “wu wei” ideals but I’m still not sure if I understand them completely. “Practice non-action. Work without doing.” (pg. 65) By saying Practice or work, aren’t you already doing something? Isn’t that already contradicting it? I just really can’t understand how many things are supposed to be occurring when nobody is making them occur. I don’t really agree with many of the teachings Tao Te Ching supports and in general I think I would rather live under Confucius beliefs.