I Am Only One - "The Self That I Long to Believe In"

I Am Only One - "The Self That I Long to Believe In"

From Life Talk with Craig Lounsbrough by Craig Lounsbrough

April 20, 2026 · 10 min · Episode 250

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of being an individual and the fears associated with feeling inadequate as just one person.

LifeTalk Script I Am Only ‘One’ Understanding Our Impact “I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.” Edward Everett I am only one. That’s all I am. I am only one and I will always be only one. I was born as one, I will live as one, and on the day of my death I will die as one. Living as Being Only One And so, because I am only one, I relegate myself to being only one. I surrender to this weak singularity. I am obscure, so much so that I can hardly define myself or my purpose as held against the billions of others within which my existence becomes swallowed up and lost. As held against history, time and creation, I will enter with barely a sound and I will exit in the same manner. And in relegating myself to being one and only one, I unwittingly embrace the limitations that I perceive are part and parcel of being one and only one. I become convinced of what I think being one means and subsequently what it does not mean. The Fears of Being “One” The Fear of Not Being Enough I think that we fear that being one is not being enough. Being one is too often seen as being inadequate. The world out there is not some massive mass of people. It…

People in this episode

Host: Craig Lounsbrough

Topics covered

  • self-identity
  • individuality
  • personal impact
  • fear of inadequacy
  • existential reflection

Keywords

  • self
  • individual
  • impact
  • fear
  • identity
  • existence
  • one

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