The impermanence of all things physical used to terrify me. In the world I lived in, the drive was to create on the physical plane, so acknowledging the impermanence of all things physical really undermined what I held as important.

Meditating this morning it occurred to me…

When we have nothing, it’s easy to play to win. This brings out our competitive edge; it’s based on courage.

“Some of it you learn the hard way
Some of it you read on a page

From your pain can come progress.