Western culture has taught us that we have to somehow justify our existence. What a stupid premise… We need a career. A title. A paycheck. A purpose. A list of accomplishments that proves we did something worthwhile with our time here… It’s unnatural. Think about it. Nature doesn’t live or act that way. A mountain doesn’t apologize for simply standing there. A river doesn’t question whether it’s productive or “busy” enough. A tree doesn’t compare its growth to the tree beside it. A wildflower doesn’t need to turn a profit to be worthy of sunlight. Some Indigenous cultures hold a much different understanding of life. We’re alive because we’re part of nature. We’re here to experience, connect, wonder, laugh, grieve, love, and to be beautifully, imperfectly human. That doesn’t mean goals are wrong or bad. Work can be very meaningful. Purpose can give our lives direction. But your purpose should never become the price of your worth. You don’t have to build an empire, change the world, or constantly prove your value. You don’t need to achieve something extraordinary to earn the right to exist. Sometimes your only responsibility is to just be here. To breathe. To notice the sky. To be kind. To be curious. To be beautiful and strange in your own completely human way. You’re not a machine designed only to produce. You’re part of nature. And nature never asks permission to belong. Love you!