What if the very thing you fear most—change, loss, impermanence—is actually the key to true stability? I spent decades running from this truth, building a life on the illusion of control.
The aging cherry tree in my backyard, a symbol of fleeting beauty, taught me a profound lesson. We cling to permanence, yet it’s the constant shift, the ebb and flow of seasons, that defines life. My journey, from homelessness to success, was a desperate attempt to defy this fundamental truth. I built walls, manipulated relationships, all to avoid the inevitable fall.
But what happens when you finally let go? In the full post, I reveal the moment I understood the "gift of impermanence," and how it shattered my carefully constructed world. You'll learn the simple question that transformed my fear into acceptance, and ultimately, into freedom.
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