Hi Noah,

There is Life Itself, and then there is your Life Situation. This other person could never be YOU.

And then there are your Goals and Aspirations. It took me a decade to realize that even your Goals aren’t YOU. If you get hit on the head and wake up with permanent amnesia, you are still irreplaceably YOU.

So let’s say you are both writers. And let’s say you’re still penning notes in your notebook while he got on the NY Times Best Seller List.

Is YOUR book (or metaphoric book) the same as his book? Probably not. Make your book, whether it’s on paper stuck in a drawer, published traditionally, or self-published online, utterly, totally, and completely yours. Therein lies a thumbprint your soul. But only a thumbprint.

And remember life is long. Yes, we can have A Mission. But there are also many Side Missions. There is often no One Reason for you being here, but more like A Dozen Reasons you’re here.

Best,

Inky