9.9.24 Thoughts on Conscious Self-Expression… As humans, when we are born, we subconsciously tie our worth and well-being to how much we live for another, as a form of survival in our formative years. As we age and unmask the projections of society, what is often called into question is our attachments to our own perceived identity. Parts of who we thought we are may shape shift and transform as we challenge who we once were into who we have now become. Moving closer towards one’s own autonomy, the attachments to the old self shed like a snake leaving behind old skin. Cell by cell we replaces what we thought we knew, with an expanded embrace towards the unknown. Learning less from the projections of others, we embody and integrate whatever it is we give attention to in our intentions. Like mortar and pestle, we grind down our essence to the very molecular cellular matter that we originated from. From the dust and matter “prima materia” we rebirth and grow in consciousness, ...