We are all curious beings with a strong sense of agency.

There is no force greater than the confirmation you give yourself, as it’s the only lasting avenue to contentment. All

To relate is to study the world and how you interact with it. And through this process, you’ll discover an unfiltered perception of who you are.

Even if you don’t consider yourself a creative person, I can’t overstate the importance of creating something as a conduit to knowing yourself.

If reflection reveals who you are and relationship reveals the world you want to see, then creation is what merges those two domains together. By expressing the core of who you are through the medium of your choice, you act as a beacon for those that share a similar core as well.

Who created these stories I’m telling myself?

Every inner compass starts at true north, which is the state of trusting ourselves. This is because we are all born with the gift of presence (as discussed in Chapter 2), which is when your inner state is in alignment with your external surroundings. There’s no worry or fear when you’re present because you’re content with what simply is.

inferiority when it comes to people they admire. Status is always zero-sum in this way; your arrogance only stretches as far as your subservience.

Oftentimes, loneliness has little to do with the lack of people around you, but the lack of people who understand you.