You seek the worldly rewards of success, you achieve some (or a lot) of them, and you may be deeply attached to these rewards. But you must be prepared to walk away from these achievements and rewards before you feel ready. The decline in your fluid intelligence is a sign that it is time not to rage, which just doubles down on your unsatisfying att

Jung called this process Individuation, which is really a great word for it. We move from a social and cultural identity to a truly individual sense of self. While in the first half of life we internalize aspects of our environment, in the second half we explore and express the truths which arise from within, individuating ourselves from group iden

Becoming yourself is soulwork. It is reaching into the deepest parts of yourself and bringing them into the light. It is asking yourself the hardest questions until you arrive at the truest answers. It is discarding some of the coping mechanisms that you no longer want to be a part of you, and being consistent with the ones you do. It is keeping yo