02/06/2026
There’s nothing easy about looking at your shadow. There’s nothing comfortable about looking at the deepest, darkest, and most shameful parts of yourself. But one thing I have learned in my own shadow work is that spirit doesn’t shame us the way we shame ourselves. Spirit doesn’t guilt us the way we guilt ourselves. Spirit knows when we are out of alignment with ourselves, and gently holds our true vibrations in a steady place of love. Walking besides us and loving us with the same amount of compassion and understanding a mother would have for a child who burnt themselves on a stove because they didn’t know any better. Sometimes the spiritual journey will take you so high you feel on top of the world, and other times it will take you so low that you wish you didn’t exist. Both are necessary for wholeness. We go down to go up. We go low so that we have a strong, steady, and unshakeable foundation to rise up on. There’s nothing to fear in the shadows besides the unknown, but there’s so much to be gained by being brave enough to venture into them. Spirit rejoices every time we have the courage to look at the hidden places within ourselves, to bring light and awareness where once only darkness and ignorance existed. I’ve been doing a lot of shadow work this week, and it’s been challenging. The joy I’m so accustomed to feeling on my spiritual journey feels more distant. The dreams where I normally glean insight and revelation, more fuzzy. Today I’m reminding myself that it’s okay to not be in a constant state of ecstasy. That pain is as necessary as happiness. I’m allowing myself to be proud of my courage and bravery, to take breaks, and to allow myself be distracted by the things that make life feel lighter when the weight feels heavy. I hope you remember to do the same 💞
