The fate of the chosen stone.

Dear Visionaries,

I saw someone post about the "process of becoming new." I didn't read it.

Firstly, it's not a process at all--it happens in an instant. And you don't become new, you are made new.

Suffer me for a moment as I explain.

Don't conflate this concept with development or growth. These things, of course, happen over time. In fact, there isn’t a moment in which you're not developing or growing in some respect.

But there is a difference between your natural evolution and a true identity shift.

There are key moments in your life that are turning points, where your trajectory is forever changed.

You see, development is like metal work. Once the smith heats the metal, he can mold it and shape it however he likes. And if it doesn’t turn out the way he likes, he can throw it back to the fire and try again.

As long as he has time, he can make a new shape with the same exact material.

But becoming new, this is like stone work. Once the stone mason makes the first cut, there's a certain finality to it. It triggers an inevitable series of events, where each cut is imprisoned by the previous.

And if it doesn't turn out the way he wants, back to the quarry he goes.

A true identity shift is an irreversible path and once you take one step in that direction, you can't turn back.

Here's the message.

In order to inherit your vision, you have to be willing to be made new.

You must be willing to pick up that rock like the stone mason, to step into that prison and accept the fate of the chosen stone.

Talk soon,

Darren K.