<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The river metaphor becomes practical through... > The river metaphor becomes practical through flexibility. When a route is blocked, preserve the governing purpose while allowing methods, timing, collaborators, and definitions of success to change. **Source:** [[livestreams/Releasing Anxiety by Reexamining the Stories We Carry - Workbook|Releasing Anxiety by Reexamining the Stories We Carry]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The river metaphor becomes practical through flexibility. When a route is blocked, preserve the governing purpose while allowing methods, timing, collaborators, and definitions of success to change.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-river-metaphor-becomes-definitions-success-change ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->