💬 Quote from the Episode:

“You might be swimming upstream in a river you never wanted—just trying to survive, instead of letting the right life reveal itself to you.”

Are you flowing toward your life—or forcing it to match someone else’s?

In this honest and deeply reflective episode of DIVO-Ted Talks, Nicholas Wade Kimps explores the subtle suffering that comes from idealism out of alignment: when your desire to do good, be better, or make something happen… leads to burnout, not breakthroughs.

Drawing from yogic wisdom, Ayurvedic energetics, and lived experience, Nicholas shares how clarity, receptivity, and even decluttering can open the channels for life to move through you instead of against you.

🔎 In this episode:

• What swimming upstream really costs you

• The Ayurvedic concept of gunas and opposite energies

• Why manifestation doesn’t require understanding

• Knowing your ethics before chasing success

• How to stop forcing a life that isn’t fully yours

Whether you’re in survival mode or seeking spiritual flow, this episode reminds you that ease is not passivity—it’s precision, alignment, and courage to let go.