In 2025, my wife and I learned something that changed how we see everything:
Not everything is permanent.
Some relationships are seasonal.
Some friendships are long-term, but not lifelong.
Some communities shape you deeply, then release you.
That’s hard to accept, especially if you value loyalty and roots.
But permanence isn’t the same as significance.
Some of the most meaningful seasons of our lives came from people and places that were never meant to last forever. They did their job. They prepared us for what came next.
Letting go isn’t failure. It’s alignment changing.
Long-term doesn’t always mean permanent, but it can still be formative and worth everything you gave it.
We learned that together in 2025.





