On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS: How I Survived the Hardest Year of My Life

Explore episode Jul 20, 2026
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The Parakeet and the Philosophy of Letting Go

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS: How I Survived the Hardest Year of My L… · Jul 20, 2026 Society & Culture

A young Towns accidentally let his mother's beloved parakeet escape. Instead of anger, she said, 'The bird had better places to be anyway.' That single moment of graceful forgiveness became Towns's operating philosophy: it's okay to forgive, but not to forget — and doing so stops others from owning any piece of your life.

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