The way you spoke to this is so accurate. It's not a linear path, and the journey isn't a picturesque soul-searching journey. It's a hard trek of validating yourself when others aren't there to validate and confirm your worth.

This article also resonates for me as I near my 30s. I've heard throughout my life that it's a time of revelation. To the point you made in your article, there's that fear of waking up as one crosses a certain threshold in life, and being the exception to the rule or not feeling appropriately "enlightened". This article was a beautiful reminder that the base relationship I have with myself needs to be present and sound to support me and everything else in my life. Just like a house needs good bones, so do I.