Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for.

Quite apart from our desire to avoid destroying the planet or economic meltdown, I offer another reason to position cooperation at the heart of our political economy: it will mean we are more likely to live sane, fruitful lives

Backing down can become a way of life.

why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out

Music is my higher power

Never fear the golding of a sunset. It means more than just the closing of another day. But marks the brightness of a new dawn.

I would guess that the typical profile of a 'follower' is someone who is young and who feels marginalised, empty and pointless. They don't have an inner life.