help with our vision

we all find those moments when we sit back and question where in the world we are headed. whether it be career-wise, life-focused, or both, it's always comforting to tap the resources of the more experienced and wiser population that surrounds us. just simply verbalizing one's concerns to another can be enough to remove the cloud in the brain preventing those eureeka thoughts from getting where they need to go. that pursuit of understanding and direction in life constantly brings this feeling back around. i guess this is where we gain our own life experience to share with others less experienced than ourselves.

what has been bugging me for a couple of days now is the question: what makes "our" vision truly ours then if this is the process? can we rightly claim ownership? at what point can we feel confident that what we think is "ours" truly is? and not simply us drawing the picture someone else has described to us.