In the egoic state, your sense of self, your identity, is derived from your thinking mind - in other words, what your mind tells you about yourself: the storyline of you, the memories, the expectations, all the thoughts that go through your head continuously and the emotions that reflect those thoughts. All those things make up your sense of self.-Eckhart TolleThe things that make up my sense of self: True genuine honesty, the intricacies of nature, a creative mindset, the beauty of other cultures, small simple pleasures, divine flavors of food, timeless/transitional design, the quaintness of old architecture, being authentic, sustainability, transparency, the unique art captured through a lens, always asking questions, being kind, living life purposefully and helping others.