Immutability
What an interesting word.
It’s one I’ve found myself using lately — both in yoga and in my work as an IT engineer.
For over 30 years I’ve watched technology evolve. Systems change. Hardware changes. Threats change.
Two weeks ago, one of my clients was hit with ransomware — one of the worst things that can happen to a business at a digital level.
But here’s the thing:
If your business identity is stored in an immutable location — untouched, unchangeable — you’re golden.
Immutability in the tech world means this:
Even if something malicious tears everything down on the surface…
There is a protected, unalterable source of truth.
So when chaos hits, we don’t panic.
We take a breath.
We ask:
Who are we?
And we restore from the unchanging core.
Machines may need rebuilding.
There may be downtime.
But the identity of the business remains intact.
Now let’s bring that home.
Life works the same way.
We get hit.
Stress.
Heartbreak.
Conflict.
Moments where our peace — even our identity — feels shaken.
Some days we don’t want to “boot up” either.
But yoga teaches something powerful:
There is an unchanging nature within us.
Beneath the noise.
Beneath the stress.
Beneath the roles we play.
There is something immutable.
When the outer layers feel unstable, we can turn inward and ask:
Who am I — when everything else falls away?
This is not a small question.
It takes courage to explore.
Start simple this week:
What in you has remained steady through every season of your life?
What qualities endure?
What essence feels untouched by circumstance?
And then go deeper.
What is absolutely unchangeable in you?
Many of us grew up with some kind of faith system.
I did. My dad was a pastor. I went to private schools.
Like many of you, I questioned. I explored. I stepped away. I redefined.
That’s part of growth.
But as my father walks closer to the light at this stage of his life, I see something remarkable.
I see peace.
Not because life has been easy.
But because his faith — his understanding of the Divine — feels immutable to him.
It cannot be taken away.
It does not fluctuate with circumstance.
It does not collapse under pressure.
And watching that is deeply inspiring.
As we age, many of the things that bring us joy or identity can be reduced or removed.
Roles change.
Bodies change.
Capabilities change.
But what if there is something in us that does not?
So as I work to make sure my clients’ data is immutable and protected…
I find myself asking a deeper question:
What is my ultimate unchanging nature?
And maybe that’s the question for you this week too.
And by the way…
This Friday, March 6 at 7:00pm, we’ll gather for Kirtan at the studio.
Kirtan is one of my favorite practices because we sing to that essence — that unchanging presence within us.
It gives us a doorway into that place that can sometimes feel hard to access.
I hope to see you there.
ROAR with love,
Danny
The Emotional Driver
“Emotion Is the Note. You Are the Song.”
