You are not separate from the universe. You are made of it — the seven billion billion billion atoms in your body were created during thermonuclear fusion inside stars, some hundreds to thousands of light-years from where Earth would one day form.
Roughly 93% of your mass comes from stardust: hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium, iron. These elements were born in stellar cores over four billion years ago, released into space, and drifted through time until they became you.
You are composed of the same material that built planets, moons, mountains, oceans, and fire.
This is not metaphor. This is physics.
But being made of stars does not mean you are automatically radiant, wonderful, or glorious — at least not in your own eyes.
You must choose that.
Life is a rare and radiant structure of matter and energy, briefly conscious of itself.
Not every path will feel worthy of your origin.
To be glorious in your own eyes, you must choose to live in alignment with the immensity of what you are made from.
What feels radiant, wonderful, and glorious to you may differ from others — choosing to be that in each moment to the best of your ability is the glorious choice.
You were created by starlight — but whether you shine is up to you.
The glory of existence is given.
The wonderful radiance of a glorious life must be chosen.