Enlightenment is such an unreachable goal to most people. It is such a mystic experience that only people like Eckhart Tolle can achieve. I thought enlightenment could only be achieved through disciplined spiritual practices. It felt like a goal that I needed to attain in order to transform my life. Then, I realized…

Living in a society that focuses on obtaining comfort and security, we are expected to be on the go all the time. We are caught up in the doing. From a very young age, we are taught to discover our “passion” so that we can make a living doing what we love. We are conditioned to think that if the work we do is our “passion”, we will be able to endure the expected hardships and work very hard for it everyday until we die. In return, we will live a comfortable life. Passion becomes the armor that protects us from life. It masks the fear that has been instilled in our unconscious mind since we were children. The fear of the unknown.

There is one choice everyone has to make before death that serves as the north star of all the other decisions we make in life. The purpose of our souls’ existence on Earth is to make The Choice. Many people are not aware of The Choice and are trapped in the sinkhole of indifference. It’s like living lives in a dream state and they never wake up.

Although most people have experienced love from their parents, many of us have unresolved resentment or hurtful memories of those close to us. We are supposed to be protected and loved. We identify as victims of our parents/family members whom we inherited without a say in the matter. This is not true.

The life most people know is full of pain and suffering. We learn to believe that pain and suffering are what help us grow. We have a shadow that’s constantly cast over our heads that follows us around. It’s like a tall wall that keeps building up around us. And it eventually starts to block the light that brought us to this world. This wall keeps getting taller and taller until it swallows us in a well of darkness and we struggle to climb our way out to see the light again. Some of us never make our way out and for those who do, a lot of them fall back into the well from time to time. The only way for us to not fall back into the well is to break the wall once and for all. Making the decision to confront your shadow is the first step to healing. This decision is showing yourself that you are worth it!