A Life That Doesn’t Need to Be Chased

 

You don’t have to build an empire.

You don’t have to win awards, prove your worth, or be known by the world.

You are allowed to exist quietly.
To wake up slowly.
To sit by a river with warm tea and no agenda.
To watch sunlight fall through leaves and say nothing.
To feel the breeze and let it pass through you — unmeasured, unjudged.
To write a sentence, or none at all.

You don’t have to capture every moment.
You don’t need a photo story or a healing milestone.
You are not a project.
You are not broken.
You are just here — and that is already complete.

There is nothing wrong with wanting less.
There is wisdom in silence.
There is richness in stillness.
There is power in saying, “This is enough.”

If all you do is breathe, walk, listen to birds, feel the cold river stone in your hand —
and sleep with a quiet heart —
then you have lived fully.

You’re not behind.
You’re not lost.
You are exactly where peace begins:
inside a life that no longer needs to be chased.

(--Tirthan Valley--)

collab with ChatGpt