"How about you don't have to build an empire? Or dominate an industry? Or be the number one at anything? What if you simply built a lovely life that makes you feel happy, that brings you joy, that is generative and supportive? What if you healed the parts of you that need more and more and more? What if you redefined what success looks and feels like to you? What if you decided enough is enough? What if you felt satisfied in the right here, the right now? What if you realized your life is likely a lot closer to your ideal than you ever thought? What if changing the filter in which you view your life makes everything that much more vibrant? How much open empty space would be left for your joy if you stopped thinking you needed to earn it? How much time could you spend in the actual living of your life if you let go of striving for more? How much more beautiful would this moment, right here, become for you?" — Jamie Varon

I shared this quote on my Instagram feed in 2021 but it did not fully penetrate my being until today. Prior to pulling up this sheet to start writing this week's column, I found myself in the midst of gentle exhales, as if someone finally gave me permission to put down this massive weight, I didn't even realize I have been carrying my whole life.

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