As I sit here in my neurodivergent moment, I put on my headphones before I begin. I understand my distractibility. All of the noise of a busy living household is distracting, so I put very loud brown noise into my headphones and disconnect from the world.
It just is.
I spent a good amount of time trying to figure out my place in society — my purpose, my skill, my title, my role. I learned a great deal of skills and life experiences, but what I didn’t learn for a number of decades was who I am. And the few momentary glimpses I did have, I either ignored, or soon forgot, as I morphed once again into a neurotypical lookalike.
In the last five years, I have done a huge amount of building myself. I gained training, education, certifications — but once again, none of this helped me understand who I am. And that is the basis of everything.
In our confused state, we constantly strive for everything. Peace. Love. Stability. Our dream career. Our dream life.But over every rise is another rise. Another challenge. Another goal. And before you know it, your entire life has passed — and all you have done is chase. When you stop chasing… and start realizing that everything you strive for externally is already what you are internally…
You begin to see the craziness of it all.
It’s like a wave wishing it was water.
This is not to say that you live aimlessly or with reckless abandon. It means you start to believe in yourself — not because of titles, or achievements, or external validation — but because you know who you are at your core. And that knowing becomes the basis of everything else.
It is the basis of all of our programs. It is the foundation of real peace.
Connecting with yourself is the starting point. Without it, you’ll spend your whole life chasing the horizon.
With it, you realize you already are the horizon.
A Parting Thought for Today: You don’t need to become anything. You only need to remember what you already are — and carve away everything that tells you otherwise.
