How do you lose yourself?

Not all at once. Not in one dramatic moment.

You lose yourself one decision, one step at a time—every instance you say “yes” when you mean “no”. Every moment you take care of everyone else at your own expense. Every time you push through when your body is already exhausted.

That’s how we lose touch with who we truly are — how we drift away from our natural rhythm and inner truth.

I know because I lost myself this way. I had everything I thought I wanted—and I was comple...