As a result of this journey, I now choose to first follow what I believe is best for me, instead of putting everyone else before me. And if it means I “go against the grain” sometimes, then so be it.

When you achieve freedom from the urge to control others, your life is truly your own — to make of it almost anything you might want. For you’re no longer burdened by the need to make others understand; your time is no longer regulated by plans that depend upon your persuasive powers or your ability to dominate situations. You’re free — free to cho

When we get stuck in protecting, pleasing, and proving, we can get rigid about finding “the right path” in life. But if we’re clear that we’re ultimately cultivating greater freedom, aliveness, love, and peace, then there are many, many ways for us to allow these experiences into our lives. Our “success” is no longer determined by what we achieved

The only option is to forge your own path. You must set a conscious goal, create clarity through self-education and experimentation, and abide by the principle of progressive overload: to increase the challenge, practice until your skill is up to par, and repeat the process as life lessons compound into a personal philosophy that can be shared to a