True Reward as the Burgeoning Flower of Who You Are

True rewards cannot be taken away from us. They are the very consummation of who we are.

When I look back, I can barely remember the external rewards that I got from doing this or that, but I nearly always remember the reward of doing this or that. I rarely remember how much I earned, but I always remember the process of doing it.

Even as I am writing this post, the only thing I will remember for weeks to come is the feeling of reward in wri…