Lost And Found

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As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.

Rumi

Just let go. Let go of how you think your life should be, and embrace the life that is trying to work its way into your consciousness. — Caroline Myss

If you should find, for instance, an ineradicable tendency to believe in God or immortality, do not allow yourself to be disturbed by the blather of so-called freethinkers. And if you find an equally resistant tendency to deny all religious ideas do not hesitate: deny them and see how that influences your general welfare and your state of mental or spiritual nutrition. — Jason E. Smith

Being yourself in a world that wants to make you a carbon copy of the currently admired model is an exercise in self determination. That little exercise can easily take a lifetime. There are infinite layers of yourself to discover. That seems to be why we are here, to uncover that vein of gold and give it to the world.

It has taken me a long time to come to the obvious realization that I’m not living for myself, yet I have to have enough confidence to question everything for myself. I have to pass it before my own judgement, which requires a certain kind of self assurance.

I started out admiring the greats, feeling overshadowed and eclipsed, as I circled my…