What if you chose to embody death and rebirth, creation and destruction, beginnings and endings. That choice turns everyday life into art. You stop clinging to what was and start practicing the cycle that nature runs on.
What this actually means
- Let stale identities die so new ones can form.
- Build boldly, then prune what no longer serves.
- Treat every start as a promise and every finish as a lesson.
Daily practices
- Release one thing that is past its use. A habit, a file, a stale idea.
- Create one thing that did not exist this morning. A paragraph, a sketch, a helpful message.
- Close one loop before bed. Send the note, ship the draft, make the call.
- Reflect for two minutes. What ended today. What began. What grew from the middle.
Good and bad examples
Good
- You sunset a project that no longer fits, salvage the best parts, and launch a leaner version next week.
- You forgive an old mistake, name what it taught you, and take a small action that proves the lesson.
Bad
- You hoard unfinished work and call it potential.
- You cling to an identity that costs your peace and blocks growth.
Mindsets that help
- Curiosity over certainty.
- Iteration over perfection.
- Roots and wings at the same time. Keep what grounds you, change what frees you.
A simple weekly ritual
- Ending: write one sentence about what you will let go of.
- Beginning: write one sentence about what you will start.
- Creation: schedule a single focused block to make something real.
- Review: note one truth learned from the cycle.
Choose to become a symbol of cycles and life feels less like a straight line and more like a living pattern. Things end, things begin, and you keep creating from both.