One of the most important things I've learned from meditations + psychedelics + life is that all stories are simply stories.

They're narratives that help us make sense of the mystery that is life, but there's not actually "real". In other words, a story is simply one perspective among many — you can adopt another that's equally valid.

For example, a story that's recently lodged itself into my mind is that Browserflow is long overdue for a launch and that I should get it out soon.

This story leads to a constructed sense of urgency and fabricates stress in meeting these imaginary goals that I've pulled from thin air.

What if I adopted another story? I'm enjoying building this project, and it will be ready when it's ready. What exactly am I afraid will happen if I just let it unfold at its own pace? And honestly, how lucky am I to be able to wake up every day and spend my time working on something that I'm incredibly excited about?

That story leads to gratitude and inner surrender.

I've gone back and forth between these stories and others as well, and in the end, it's the ability to recognize all these stories as equally empty and equally valid that's the source of wisdom. There is no one "right" perspective — freedom is the fluidity to shift between perspectives as needed.

<aside> 👋🏼 You're reading Road to Ramen, my public journal where I think aloud and share everything I learn in exploring the question: Can I make a living building things I love?

by DK the Human (@dk_the_human)

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