Some time ago, I stumbled upon a roundtable discussion with Hollywood actors, and Tom Hanks uttered a very simple sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis too shall pass.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 \u201cThat too shall pass.\u201d<\/em> A seemingly innocuous, almost banal phrase. And yet, it alone sums up an entire philosophy of life. This phrase is a compass in the storms. A little less than a year ago, I lost my parents. And if I'm honest, I haven't grieved yet. \u201cThis too shall pass\u201d<\/strong> does not mean that the pain disappears. Time erases nothing, but it transforms everything. I long believed that \u201chold on\u201d<\/em> meant to be strong, not to break down. This phrase doesn't just help me in dark times. So I try to be fully present when things are going well. I don't know yet what will happen next. As I approach my 40th birthday, I have this strange and beautiful feeling of a new beginning. \u201cThis too shall pass\u201d<\/em> is not a promise of happiness, Because ultimately, nothing stays fixed. Everything passes, even when we don't believe it. Some time ago, I stumbled upon a roundtable discussion with Hollywood actors. Tom Hanks uttered a simple phrase: \u201cThis too shall pass.\u201d Everyone around the table nodded in unison. A seemingly innocuous, almost banal phrase. And yet, it encapsulates an entire philosophy of life. Because deep down, we all know what it means\u2026 But we too often forget to live it. This phrase is a compass in the storms. It reminds us that nothing is fixed\u2014not the pain, not the fear, not the confusion. What you are experiencing today, however intense or unbearable it may seem, will eventually pass. The good too. And that's the subtlety: everything passes. The worst as well as the wonderful. When Everything Collapses. A little less than a year ago, I lost my parents. Two days apart. An earthquake. The kind of ordeal that tears you away from everything you thought was stable and leaves you in an almost unreal silence. And if I'm honest, I haven't grieved yet. There are still tears to shed and time to learn to live with. Some days are lighter, others plunge me back into that immense void. I've understood that you don't "move on." You just learn to live with it, to breathe despite the emptiness. "This too shall pass" doesn't mean the pain disappears. It changes shape. It becomes softer, quieter. It slips into memories, the little things of everyday life. And one day, you realize you smiled without guilt. That you laughed again. That's it, the beginning of healing. What Time Teaches Me: Time doesn't erase anything, but it transforms everything. I discover this every day, at my own pace. There are still waves, but they overwhelm me less. They pass through me, and I let them. For a long time, I believed that "holding on" meant being strong, not breaking down. Today, I know that true strength is continuing to move forward even when your heart trembles. Accepting that you are rebuilding, without rushing. "This too shall pass" helps me remember that everything eventually shifts a little, in its own way\u2014even the deepest wounds. When Everything Is Good: This phrase doesn't just help me in dark times. It also teaches me to savor the good days. Because they too pass, sometimes faster than we would like. So I try to be fully present when things are going well. To laugh loudly, to say thank you without waiting for life to remind me. Maybe that's what growing up is: learning not to panic when everything falls apart, and not to fall asleep when everything seems perfect. Just\u2026 to welcome and let go. At the dawn of a new chapter, I don't yet know what the future holds. But I feel something shifting, gently. As if life, after bringing me to a standstill, is whispering to me again: go on, keep going. That it's time to turn over a new leaf\u2014not to turn my back on what has been, but to move forward with what I've learned. As I approach 40, I have this strange and beautiful feeling of a new beginning. Not spectacular, not noisy\u2014just a return of energy, a desire to act, to create again. And I believe this change offers me the impetus I needed to start feeling alive again. \u201cThis too shall pass\u201d isn't a promise of happiness, but a way of learning to walk in step with life. To let the waves pass, to welcome renewal, to trust. Because deep down, nothing stays the same. Everything passes, even when we don't believe it. We fall, we get back up, and we move forward. One day at a time.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[865,751,669,863,864],"class_list":["post-3830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-billets-d-humeur","tag-faire-confiance","tag-laisser-aller","tag-se-relever","tag-this-too-shall-pass","tag-tout-passe"],"yoast_head":"\n
And everyone around the table nodded in agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because deep down, we all know what it means\u2026
But we too often forget to experience it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It reminds us that nothing is fixed \u2014 neither pain, nor fear, nor confusion.
What you are experiencing today, however intense or unbearable it may seem, will eventually pass.
The good one too. And that's the whole subtlety: everything passes<\/em>.
The worst as well as the wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen everything collapses<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Two days apart.
An earthquake.
The kind of ordeal that tears you away from everything you thought was stable, and leaves you in an almost unreal silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are still tears to shed or time to learn to live with.
Some days are lighter, others plunge me back into that immense emptiness.
I understood that we don't \u201c"pass"\u201d<\/em> not to anything else.
We just learn to live with it, to breathe despite the emptiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It changes shape.
She becomes gentler, quieter. She slips into memories, the little things of everyday life.
And one day, we realize that we smiled without guilt. That we laughed again.
That's it, the beginning of healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat time teaches me<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
I discover it every day, at my own pace.
There are still waves, but they overwhelm me less.
They pass through me, and I let them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, I know that true strength lies in continuing to move forward even when your heart trembles.
To accept being in a state of rebuilding, without rushing.
\u201cThis too shall pass\u201d<\/em> It helps me remember that everything eventually shifts a little, in its own way \u2014 even the deepest wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen everything is going well<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
She also teaches me to savor the good days.
Because they too pass away, sometimes faster than we would like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To laugh loudly, to say thank you without waiting for life to remind me to do so.
Perhaps that's what growing up is: learning not to panic when everything falls apart.,
and not to fall asleep when everything seems perfect.
Just\u2026 welcome and let it pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the dawn of a new chapter<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
But I feel something moving, gently.
As if life, after having brought me to a standstill, was breathing life back into me: Go on, let's go!<\/em>.
It is time to turn over a new leaf \u2014 not to turn my back on what has been, but to move forward with what I have learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Not spectacular, not noisy \u2014 just a returning energy, a desire to do, to create again.
And I believe that this change offers me L<\/strong>\u2019'the impetus I needed to start feeling alive again.'.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
but a way to learn to walk in step with life.
To let the waves pass, to welcome renewal, to trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We fall, we get back up, and we move forward. One day at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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