"Everyone has different layers to who they are, and no one layer defines you -- much like peeling back the skin of any onion, the layers are subtly different, yet the whole could not exist without each layer being the foundation for the next. Sometimes when I find myself delving into the complicated and subtle layers of my experience in search of my true self, it can be easy and important to distinguish one part when focused on the minutia of that layer I am revealing. However, without taking that minutia and stepping back to see the true composition of my current place in the big picture, I deceive myself." ~ Jack Mountain

Much like this remote triggered image of me on the salt pan of Death Valley, the full beauty of my experience can only be appreciated when viewing the composition of all layers together.