There's nothing more painful than looking around and realizing you've become the sum total of the expectations of everyone around you. No harder pill to swallow than acknowledging that you've built a life, not based on what you truly desire, but on social conditioning, religious indoctrination, mommy culture, and patriarchal capitalism. This life keeps you in your head, in your thoughts, and riddled with anxiety, overwhelm, and maybe even bitterness. ...