“It’s time you grew your own shadow instead of living in someone else’s,” Yellowstone.  I promise I’ll get over this kick with Yellowstone soon, there’s just some gems even in the twisted parts of the story.  It’s also appropriate that this fell after my discussion on name.  We behave how we think we are supposed to from learning behaviors from all those people around us and we often go against what we know of ourselves to make things easier for the sake of those around us.  We work on fitting into someone else’s definition of who we are before we realize what we knew all along—that we know what we need and who we are.  When we live under the shadow of someone else, sure we can still grow and thrive.  But we will never reach the heights of all we can be if we live under someone else’s definition and thought of who we are.  It’s the conversation about the flea again and limiting that jump for ourselves and future generations.  We don’t need to cast our own shadow for the sake of towering over someone, we cast a shadow that embraces all of who we are.  We cast a shadow over an empire we build for ourselves.  It doesn’t need to be a thing of dominance.  It’s a thing of certainty in who we are and when we have built what we were called to we are able to help others build their calling as well.