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Gina Maier Vincent is the founder of Exquisitely Aligned® and creator of Underliving™. A writer, speaker, podcast host, and modern culture observer, she explores what happens when capable people become so skilled at functioning that they stop noticing whether their lives still reach them. She is the author of the award-recognized book Exquisitely Aligned: A Pocket Guide to Your Magnificent Future.

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When “Nothing Is Wrong” Keeps You in the Wrong Life

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“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ~Carl Jung

I was twenty-eight years old, standing in front of a mirror, reaching for my lipstick.

I couldn’t put it on.

I was engaged. A wedding was ahead of me. The invitations, expectations, and imagined future were already gathering momentum.

Nothing was visibly wrong.

That was the problem.

As I looked at my reflection, I could not find myself inside the life I was preparing to enter.

There had been no betrayal, no dramatic confrontation, and no single moment I could point to and say, “There. That …