Castles On The Beach

(album: EMBRACE - 2022)

There's an analogy that kinda came to mind
It's like building sand castles on the beach
There's like this ebb and flow in our lives
Not just with our craft, but whatever it is that we're passionate about
But just everything in our lives
You're trying to build some idea
But the tide comes in inevitably, knocks it down
The first time that you build something you're really proud of
And it gets knocked down, it's like soul-crushing, you know?
Um, some people rush out, they like run away from the waves
And they never come back, you know?
And then you also see people who see the waves coming in
And they're just having fun, splashing around in the water
They're immersing themselves in that moment too
Like that's actually kinda like the beauty in the cyclical nature of our lives
Is that you can start over
It's expected, actually
From a certain perspective
If you accept that nothing's permanent, you know
Including who you are