Our default self is not our best self. It’s maybe not a bad version of ourselves, but it’s not our best.

Being our best involves effort. It requires intention. It calls for some measure of striving.

But regardless of how far we stray, an unbreakable thread of a lifeline always connects us to that best self. It might take some time to get there, but we know the direction, and we know how to take the smallest first steps.