New World
- Adam T. Hurd
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The Simple Newsletter - Issue # 061
ADAM'S THOUGHTS:
I live in a different world.
And most likely, you do too.
At some point, you look around and realize you’re not on the same planet as a lot of the people you once interacted with. They’re still there. Same atmosphere. Same gravity. Same rhythm.
But you?
You built a rocket ship and launched yourself somewhere else.
This new world is more complex. It’s harder to survive here. The standards are higher. The expectations are higher. The risks are higher.
But the rewards?
They’re higher too.
On the old planet, there were flowers and rainbows and butterflies.
On this one, there’s intensity.
The beauty is deeper.
The pleasure is stronger.
The fulfillment is richer.
But yes — the pain cuts deeper too.
The highs are higher.
The lows are lower.
This is the world you chose when you decided to be driven.
When you decided to be disciplined.
When you decided to be different.
This is what it’s like to live at this altitude.
ADAM'S LESSON:
Here’s the hard part.
When you move to a new world, your memories don’t stay behind.
They come with you.
Sometimes when you’re alone… when you close your eyes… you remember that old planet. And once in a while, you try to bring pieces of it up here.
But something feels off.
Not because it was bad.
That world built you.
It shaped you.
It was the stepping stone.
But it doesn’t breathe the same air.
It doesn’t survive at this altitude.
And when you try to drag it up here permanently, you don’t just suffocate it — you suffocate yourself.
That doesn’t mean you can’t visit.
You can take the spaceship back down once in a while. See old friends. Feel old memories. Appreciate what was.
But you can’t live there anymore.
These worlds are different.
And here’s the good news:
There are a lot of people on this new one.
Hi. My name’s Adam.
My buddy Tom’s here too.
You’re not alone up here.
But you do have to accept that this is where you live now.
So here's my question for you this week:
Have you accepted that you’ve moved to a new “world” — or are you still trying to live between two planets?
Reply and tell me. While I can’t respond to every message, Tom and I read every reply, and we genuinely appreciate hearing from you.
That’s all for this week.
See you next Saturday.
-Adam
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