The Hidden Lotus Blooms Twice

You stop growing—when you stop Growing.

I’m not trying to dump on anybody that works a normal 9 to 5. Especially in this economy, a 9 to 5 is absolutely vital.

The problem I had — and so many others had — was that the job started to define us. The job started to tell us exactly who to be. The pigeonhole cutout we all need to fit in. The costume we have to put on in the early hours of the morning before we head out. Commuting an hour. Some people, even more.