An awakened mindand heart will serveyou well. Rigidity stallsupward progress. Be asexpansive as you can.Even when you thinkyou’ve reached yourlimit, there’s more tounlearn and relearn.

Stop letting peopleshove you into thebinary. There’s notenough room for yoursoul to fit into the narrowbox being forced uponyou.

Stop trying tobend your mindaround someoneelse’s organizingframework.

Stay woke. Jump out ofbed, even if it makes youdizzy. Listen to your voice,even if it startles you.Breathe in the smellingsalt, even if it stings you.Stare into the light of thereality before you, even ifit burns. If you get weary,ask for help—whatever ittakes to keep your eyesopen. Bask in the glowof conscious living. Youare awake. This is whenchange happens.

When we continuouslysnuggle up to antiquatedideas, we shut our eyesagainst the light of ourpotential.

You can be all and noneof the above all at once.Don’t feel obliged to checkoff little boxes for the sakeof doing so, especiallywhen they do not allow forrealization of the beauty ofthe human spectrum.

Your consciousnesswill lead you home.

What if the theories inpsychology that dominateour mainstream cultureare flawed, rather than thepeople they diagnose?That we close our eyesto modern brain scienceand global context andpigeonhole human beingsas “normal” or “abnormal”is one of the biggestshams of the century.

Our old methods of excavatingfor problems leavesus with more problems.Everything rides on changingthe positions we hold,the questions we ask, andthe answers we’re willingto accept. When we onlymine for weaknesses, that’sexactly what we’ll find.