This Tree and Me

You’re Not Building a Life


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You think you’re building a life.

But what if you’re not?

In this episode, Cory J Riggs explores a shift that reframes everything: life isn’t built in the future—it’s built in the present, one day at a time.

Drawing from real journal insights and lived experience, this conversation breaks down how ego-driven urgency for results pulls you out of the process, and why most people stay stuck in cycles of starting, stopping, and waiting for something to happen.

This episode explores:

• the difference between building and waiting

• how ego creates the “why try” narrative

• why daily patterns matter more than long-term goals

• the illusion of success without internal alignment

• how to begin building your life—today

The work is not in the outcome.

It’s in the day.

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This Tree and MeBy Cory J Riggs