I’d like to dispel the myth that the path to enlightenment is one that must be paved with mala beads, incense, and Birkenstocks.
I’m not saying you can’t ascend spiritually with these things, simply, that they are not a requirement of spiritual growth; it can be done just as easily in a suit and tie or in Manolo Blahniks with an iPhone in hand.
What is required is a willingness to look at our darkness, our wounds. If love is the true essence of who we are, then the only thing holding us back from being fully in awareness of our true loving essence are our unhealed wounds and contradictory, limiting beliefs we might hold.
The path to higher consciousness requires us to be willing to stare our shit in the face with so much love and courage that it melts, like the wicked witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz.
The path to higher consciousness means being willing to look at the imagined darkness within ourselves, so that we may shed light upon it.
Sometimes, this can take a few years. More often, this can take a lifetime to clear out the crap of our unhealed thoughts, so that we can be in the full essence of the love that we are.It’s not for the faint of heart. However, the rewards, far outweigh the benefits. The reward for staring down our demons with love is immeasurable for we attract what we are.
When we remember our trues essence of love, the Universe will reward in a multitude of ways, though remembering who we are is the greatest reward in and of itself.
And that my friends, is worth being courageous for.
Jennifer Gaynor-Yaker is a Los Angeles Life Coach and Dating Coach who specializes in helping people get what they want in life in the most conscious, joyous, and effective way possible.