When being Spiritual becomes tiring and annoying, Giving yourself permission to feel this way

by Sonia Barrett

Being spiritual is in some respects an overrated concept steeped in all sorts of conjured up rules and expectations. Instead it becomes a state of being that we try to achieve yet every act is in honor of the spiritual experience. It is how we experience being human.

As part of the journey there are moments in our lives when all that we have studied, researched or held as sacred seem not to be enough. There are days when we simply wish to chuck it all! No more Namaste or peace and love, or love and light…sometimes it’s just the way it is! And it is ok! Most often we hide the truth of how we feel from the “light and love” cheerleaders. This state of being can be an incredible moment of surrender. It is an opportunity to move through a portal that leads to greater wisdom. In this moment all is questioned. To never on occasion question what you believe or what you hold as a truth if only for a moment…is to hold at bay a much larger understanding.

Our personal survival program aims to protect us from the unknown yet at times we seem to tumble into the unknown almost as if we were pushed; a terrifying space for most. Keep in mind that much of our tools for moving through the human experience are based on the rules, regulations and beliefs passed on from one to the other. What we yearn for are supernatural experiences; sensations and occurrences that exceed the programmed norm . This is where religion and new age models become viable vehicles promising a supernatural experience in the here and now or in the afterlife. What we are told however is that in order to have such experiences we must adhere to certain rules, guidelines and rituals or perhaps with the aid of a third party. Without a doubt there are certain guidelines that will allow us to experience the super-natural. However such guidelines are mostly information that will encourage or support transcendence from many of these limiting rules, guidelines and rituals.

Rules, guidelines and rituals must be redefined and understood in their proper context scientifically. We fear leaving behind the mysticism attached to the old interpretation of these tools. One must be ready to peel away and expose the stories for what they are; just stories. Every story however leads to realty constructs where we are generally detained by specific beliefs and thoughts.

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