Thinking Out Loud: Inner Tranquility and Self-Discovery

This year has been special to me.

It has been special not due to any "worldly" achievement, but for my getting closer to my inner self.

Ever since I remember, I had been trying to deal with an existential crisis -- trying to figure out who I am, what I stand for, and what is the purpose of all I do. How can I be truly happy? As I struggled to answer these questions, I was sometimes overcome with restlessness and anxiety.

This year, that changed.

I came to a realization that I have been pursuing...