Tom Krieglstein explains the Buddhist concept of impermanence: everything changes, like waves, leaves, and melting snow. Instead of fearing change, embrace it as a reason to live fully now, love deeply, and move through emotions knowing nothing lasts forever.
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Hey, friends, it's Thom here talking about impermanence. Have you heard of it before? It's a Buddhist term. Impermanence is about the rhythm of life. Everywhere you look, the world is constantly in motion. Whatever was the same yesterday will be different tomorrow from a wave that goes up on the shore and pushes back from leaves that turn green to brown and fall back down to snow that falls to the ground and then melts away. Just like in nature, our lives have the same sense of impermanence. The idea is, instead of fear, hearing the change, embrace it, celebrate it, know that it is a normal part of the process of life. Impermanence reminds us to live in the moment, to celebrate every moment, to love deeply and go gracefully through our emotions, knowing that whatever we're going through right now won't be the same tomorrow.