01/04/2024
What I wish 'they' had told me BEFORE I decided to embark on this 'path to enlightenment'
* Be careful what you wish for because EVERYTHING has its pros and cons, especially 'enlightenment'
* Be prepared to give up the 'bliss of ignorance' once you've discovered your true dream, mission and purpose.
* Don't buy into the cultural delusion that because you're on this path, that you're suppose to be some sort of 'super human guru' that is ALWAYS going to be in some sort of perpetual state of 'happiness'. Don't put that useless pressure on yourself, it will never serve you.
* While your a human in physical form you're ALWAYS going to have crap to deal with!!! There's always another layer and another and another and another on to infinity. Don't be in such a rush to get to somewhere that has NO ENDING, like running around a circle trying to get to the end of it.
* Don't be fooled by ANYONE who says, or seems like they might be, living some sort of supreme perpetual bliss - THEY AREN'T and never will. No matter how powerful, insightful or thought provoking their blogs, Facebook posts and website copy may be, this spiritual thing is like a MOOD and simply comes and goes and
* People will actually connect with you MORE when you are authentic telling them that YOU'RE NOT perfect. Since we've ALL humans have personal challenges by sharing your own, you'll actually be more relatable and accessible rather than being out of reach on some delusional pedestal that others will only find irritating.
* For those who you might think are a tad closer to this place than others (like cave dwelling gurus), it's only because they've removed themselves SO FAR from normal human living and contrast that they have hardly no external triggers to facilitate their own expansion. You didn't come here to be isolated from humans, but to mix it up WITH THEM!
* The more you connect with who you TRULY are and what you're here to do, the more powerful your focussed energy is going to become. This will be a double edged sword! The highs will be HIGH but the lows will make you want to DIE! Your challenge is to create BALANCE! Realize that the higher you climb the mountain of self discovery, the more you may find yourself being a bit 'moody'. Just like the weather at higher altitudes can change very quickly, so can your moods the more deeply you connect with your true yourself.
* Don't beat yourself up for experiencing the 'LOWS' and don't listen to your family members when they say "your such a hypocrite, you're all into this spiritual stuff and look how you behave" (blah blah blah). The more 'enlightened' you become the MORE crap you'll get to deal with because you have THE ABILITY to deal with MORE!!!
* There may be emotional pain along the way, but you'll never want to go back and at some point none of the above will matter!
With love, always, Nick