The Power of Impermanence

Impermanence is the only thing that we can be certain of.

The impermanence of relationships, emotions, work, our sense of self and even life itself. There is something comforting in knowing that nothing will stay the same, yet depending on what is in front of us, it can be utterly terrifying.

The saying: “the tighter you squeeze the less you have” is something that has been on my mind. No matter how badly we want something to stay the same, it won’t. It can’t. Life is always changing for better or for worse. It is when we resist this change that we exhaust ourselves and reject what is in front of us.

We can swim against the current of change: not accepting reality/ wishing it was different, or, we can let the current take us where it needs to. It may not be exactly where we thought we would go, but sometimes we have to surrender and stay open-minded about what life has in store for us.