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The Four Stages of a Spiritual Awakening and How to Navigate it.
A spiritual awakening is such an interesting phenomenon. So profound, yet upon us quickly and lasting the rest of our life. Leaving us wondering why we can’t quite fathom how or even that it happened. I know now that I “woke up” in 2011; however, I didn’t realize that was what was happening till 2015. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20.
My whole life from as far back as a teenager I can tell you I was known as the strong one, the one that overcame crazy odds early on, the tough corporate girl who climbed the ladder to the top quickly and made things happen. I seemed to be able to move through anything and not be affected like most people. It wasn’t that I didn’t have a heart or feelings; it was that I repressed them, put my big girl panties on and did what needed to be done. I was the rock for everyone except myself, of course, (I didn’t have time for that). Everyone depended on me.
It wasn’t until 2011 when I “woke up,” and everything started to shift. My outside world hadn’t changed just my inner world. It was never the same since. I went from being confident and indestructible to an emotional mess who suddenly felt insecure. I didn’t know who I was anymore, I didn’t know why things were now getting to me, and I definitely didn’t agree with the things I had always believed.
