Don’t Be the Frog. Don’t Be the Bridge. Don’t Cling to the Mask.
Don’t Be the Frog. Don’t Be the Bridge. Don’t Cling to the Mask.
A Thought Spark on Change, Identity, and Flow
We are creatures of habit. We live much of life in autopilot mode — routines designed for survival, efficiency, and sometimes plain laziness. But the messiness of life inevitably arrives: being let go after years of loyalty, the transition of retirement, or the slow erosion of relevance.
Three stories illustrate the risks of clinging too tightly to the past:
🐸 The Frog in Slowly Heated Water
We don’t notice gradual change. We sit comfortably while the environment shifts around us — until it’s almost too late.
🌉 The Bridge Over the Empty River
We sometimes “solve” problems with permanence. A river that caused floods for decades is finally conquered by an over-engineered bridge… only for the river to change course, leaving the bridge irrelevant.
🎭 The Masks We Can’t Remove
At the deepest level, we resist change because it threatens our identity. As Usman Sheikh wrote in The Masks We Can’t Remove, the grief isn’t about losing the work — it’s about losing the identity built upon it.
The Invitation: Choose Flow Over Fixation
The lesson is simple yet profound:
Notice shifts earlier (awareness).
Build lightly and adapt often (agility).
Let old identities go so new ones can emerge (renewal).
✨ Don’t be the frog. Don’t be the bridge. Don’t cling to the mask. Learn to live in the flow.
(Original inspiration: The Masks We Can’t Remove by Usman Sheikh)
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