I love this idea that we are the cartographers of our own existence. No territory is predestined; the ink with which we sketch our lives is composed of our choices, our actions, and our will. I find this to be much better than the idea that we are suppose to discover who we are as if we’re explorers searching for an elusive “X marks the spot” on a map of our lives. I’d rather be the author of my life than an actor playing a part on a stage.