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Transmission 044: Be Like Water
Become what you need

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Mass Management (1/5)
I woke up motivated. Alive. Determined.
I am wide awake and deeply aware of how slowly time can move when you are not eating until noon.
I have rearranged the fruit bowl.
I have stared longingly at yogurt.
But I’m still here. Still strong.
Only 4 hours and 55 minutes to go.
For science. For health. For lunch.
On the plus side, I’m learning that drinking water is a good way to temporary distract from the hunger. Two birds, one stone. Already learning good things. I can do this.
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Try not to fight the day.
Instead of resisting every inconvenience,
see if you can soften.
Breathe with it. Move with it.
Like water.
Strength doesn’t always roar.
Sometimes it flows.
Be like water.
A phrase first spoken by a great Earthling, Bruce Lee.
But it was never just about fighting.
Water does not force.
It does not cling.
It moves where it must. It becomes what it needs.
This is not weakness.
This is wisdom.
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The Rain
A natural cleanser. A sky reset. A free beverage.
It cools the air, nourishes roots, and gives children puddles to stomp through.
Humans often complain when it falls.
But rain is never trying to ruin your plans.
It is just being itself.
And it is very, very good at it.
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Float well, Earthling.
NeilA
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Greetings, Earthling is a free daily newsletter designed to help you slow down, feel better, and start your mornings with a sense of meaning. Written from the perspective of a curious space observer named NeilA, each transmission blends mindfulness, motivation, and emotional insight with a hint of cosmic wonder.
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