Am I truly proud of the person that I am? 8. Are there any toxic relationships in my life that need to be dealt with? 9. Am I too hard on myself or not hard enough? 10. What worries me the most about my future? 11. What dreams have I given up on? 12. What do I need to change about myself? 13. What do I want to be remembered for at the end of my life? 14. Am I in control of my life? 15. What makes me happy? 16. Am I a good friend? 17. Who would I trust with my life? 18. What am I most afraid of? 19. Am I contributing to the world? 20. Am I a good communicator? 21. Who am I most jealous of and why?

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.

Yamasee- engaged in a war settlers in south carolina