Welcome to day 5 of my experiment: Going through the Valley of Despair. Valley of Despair.
Have you ever noticed how a tree grows? It never forces itself to grow, it simply maintains a continuous process of photosynthesis, deepening roots, and repeating cycles of sun and water.
Nature rarely asks for effort:
The caterpillar that breaks through the cocoon.
The cow that gives birth to the calf.
The birds that cross continents.
The zebra that escapes the lion.
The males that compete for territory before mating.
In these moments, effort is inevitable: something needs to begin, end, survive, transform, or adapt quickly.
But notice the pattern: effort is the exception, not the rule. It doesn’t sustain life — it only opens the way.
What sustains life is something else: rhythm, repetition and maturation.
Nothing that lasts is born from effort.
Everything that endures is born from steadiness.
Till tomorrow,
