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Spiritual Awakening – Feeling Lost, Aimless, Without a Clear Sense of Direction ;
We grow up in a society that places a great emphasis on ambition and accomplishment. We’re told to go out and make something of ourselves, to strive for success, to accomplish something great, to leave behind some legacy. Many people grow up carrying upon them the expectations of their parents, of the society, their whole life planned out before them. And they may follow that path to the letter. They may go to the best schools, graduate with honors, and secure a high paying career. They do everything that is expected of them. But often there comes a point where they realize that there’s no real satisfaction in any of it. They aren’t truly happy. They aren’t living a life that feels authentic. And it may be that they don’t even know who they are.
Often the spiritual awakening begins with disillusion. It begins when we recognize that the life we’ve been living isn’t ours. We’ve been living according to other people’s standards, other people’s expectations. Even if we achieve everything we set out to achieve, making lots of money, becoming famous, having all the things we’re supposed to have, we may find ourselves feeling deeply empty.
We begin to lose interest in material pursuits. Our sense of what is valuable, what is important, begins to shift. We begin to realize that there’s something greater than all of this material accomplishment. But we’re not quite certain what it is or where to go from here.
Those beginning to awaken often find themselves in a strange place between material ambition and spiritual fulfillment. It’s a place of limbo, a place of stand-still, a place of confusion and disorientation. We feel lost, without any clear sense of direction. We find our ambitions dissolving. We lack motivation. We feel stuck. And we don’t know what to do with ourselves.
I know this feeling well. I’ve been in that place for most of my life. The truth is that I’ve never been ambitious. I’ve never had any lofty goals. I’ve never had a clear sense of direction. I’ve watched as others around me have striven for material...
Often the spiritual awakening begins with disillusion. It begins when we recognize that the life we’ve been living isn’t ours. We’ve been living according to other people’s standards, other people’s expectations. Even if we achieve everything we set out to achieve, making lots of money, becoming famous, having all the things we’re supposed to have, we may find ourselves feeling deeply empty.
We begin to lose interest in material pursuits. Our sense of what is valuable, what is important, begins to shift. We begin to realize that there’s something greater than all of this material accomplishment. But we’re not quite certain what it is or where to go from here.
Those beginning to awaken often find themselves in a strange place between material ambition and spiritual fulfillment. It’s a place of limbo, a place of stand-still, a place of confusion and disorientation. We feel lost, without any clear sense of direction. We find our ambitions dissolving. We lack motivation. We feel stuck. And we don’t know what to do with ourselves.
I know this feeling well. I’ve been in that place for most of my life. The truth is that I’ve never been ambitious. I’ve never had any lofty goals. I’ve never had a clear sense of direction. I’ve watched as others around me have striven for material...
