I start to get anxious as my identity expands. My ego is stretched and afraid for its survival. My recent metaphysical view has eased this anxiety. I believe in a Will or a Self that is universal. Something that we all partake in. A driving life force that animates our bodies and minds. What we know as the individual ego or self (lowercase ‘e’ and ‘s’) is merely a manifestation in time and space of the One Self-at-large (uppercase ‘O’ and ‘S’). So that when I feel my self stretching beyond its limits, I first remind my physical and mental self that I am only what I have experienced in time and space, then second focus on my breathing and remember that my true nature that shares in the Self-at-large as well. In this way, I am still comfortable to expand my self and try new things and assume new identities while also committing to the spatiotemporal reality of my experience and existence.