Matt Beall

That's the situation that exists in every field, but it leads to, like you said, awakening.

Those conflicts leads to wanting to let go and wanting to be open and communicate and talk with people and figure these things out so that we can really get to the bottom of things.

So I'm with you.

I'm optimistic about the future.

Yeah.

It goes back to your original question.

Who am I?

I am who.

And so, you know, when you look at that conglomeration of self-identifications or, you know, whatever it might be of that character, that movie character that creates the me, it's a big ball of an identity, an identity that I've created.

I am a CEO.

I am a...

whatever it is that we latch onto and defend and all of that, it's like a ball and it's letting go piece by piece and allowing that ball of ego to be able to shrink down

you know, to something that, what am I left with?

Who am I?

Okay, so if I'm not this, what's left?

Okay, am I okay letting go of this?

Do I want to hold on to this?

For me, gators, the Florida gators are a part of my ego.

That's a part of who I, you know, I am a Florida gator.

That's one that I would say, because, and it's lessened, it's 99% less than it used to be, but I know I'm making a conscious choice.