Spiritual Awakening

It is very hard to find someone these days who has not experiences at some point a chaotic life that has tested their patience and faith. When things are not going well in our lives, we can feel lost and confused. This is usually the time when we experience the most spiritual growth.  Although it does not feel like it, pain and suffering are our gifts from the divine. They allow our spirit to grow and expand with every obstacle we face. 

We are gifted with freewill and we can choose to either change or stay the same but it is only through pain and suffering that we can spiritually awaken and grow.  More often, than not spirit allows us to grow and evolve through challenges and experiences where we feel hopeless and lost. 

It is in the times where we feel like there is no way out that we unconsciously decide to work through our unhealthy attachments, habits or beliefs and therefore change. Waking up spiritually is like a light bulb moment.  You experience clarity in your current situation and you can calmly, without fear make decisions to improve your life. 

A spiritual awakening is not as lovely as it sounds. It can actually be quiet a challenging journey to take. More often than not the way spirit gets us to grow and evolve is by making us first walk in darkness when we also experience depression and anxiety. 

From a spiritual perspective it is believed these challenges are times when we are provided with opportunities to make conscious decisions to work through our unhealthy habits and disconnect from toxic relationships, careers or situations . 

HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME?

We won't all experience the same things but here are some examples of times you may be spiritually waking up.

1.  You have less tolerance than before for drama and gossip and you don’t want to get involved with this energy when it is around you. 

2.  You may be craving alone time more than what you previously would have.

3.  You begin to question almost everything that makes up your life. Your job, your friends, your relationships, your lifestyle habits and you wonder if these things are serving you well and are healthy for you.

4.  You may be craving less meat in your diet.

5.  Changes are happening in almost every area of your life. There may be no area in your life where you can shelter from the confronting parts you are forced to face and you can not ignore the forced changes that are occurring.

6.  You feel less grounded than previously and your ability to focus is challenged.

·7.  Your intuition is becoming very strong and your dreams are clear and filled with messages which you may not understand. 

·8.  You do not feel like yourself. You may be uncomfortable in your own skin and almost seems like you are living your life through different eyes.

HOW DO I MANAGE THE SHIFTS?

1.  Don’t rush to make huge changes without giving a lot of thought to your opinions and checking your resources before making a drastic lifestyle change.

2.  Be patient and gentle with yourself.

3.  Release judgement about how things look in the moment.

4.  Meditate

5.  Get plenty of rest

6.  Book a date to go see your favourite energy healer.

7.  De-clutter your space (office, mind, car, home)

8.  Cleanse your space and yourself using sage, Sant Paolo wood or a cleansing mix.

9.  Carry or wear grounding stones like black tourmaline, magnetic hematite, tigers eye or obsidian.

10. Pay attention to your intuition. Your intuition will show you the next best steps to take

11.  Remind yourself “This too shall pass and I will be stronger, wiser and happier for these experiences.”

12.  Journal and write down your thoughts, feelings and experiences.

There is no way to avoid challenges in our lives and change is always a constant theme in all our lives but it is important to keep putting one foot in front of the other and making the best out of all the experiences we have.