THE LOTUS LANE

I've Restarted This Thing Four Times and I'm Starting to Think the Universe Is Telling Me to Stop

July 15, 2026 · Perseverance
I've Restarted This Thing Four Times and I'm Starting to Think the Universe Is Telling Me to Stop - a story about wanting to give up

When you feel like giving up, it doesn't mean you've failed — it often means you've been showing up so long that you've forgotten to count that as something. The effort itself is not wasted. It is the work.

“Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism.”

- Nichiren Daishonin, 'The True Aspect of All Phenomena,' WND-1, p. 386
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