The cold hard truth is no matter how good of a person you are, no matter how much personal development you’ve done, and no matter how spiritual you are, you will be dealt some devastating blows during your lifetime.
A lot of people don’t like to talk about that…I’m not one of them. All too often people latch onto the spiritual path because they’ve been promised magic, all the ice cream you can eat and sweet little puppy dogs licking your face all day long.
And yes, there is a version of that. AND in order for magic to show up, you have to be willing to do the work required for you to be able to see it.
Believe it or not, eating ice cream all day long can get boring, it will make you fat, and if you’re like me, you can’t eat it anymore because your body hates milk and cheese products. And puppies….what could be bad about puppies? They need to be taken care of so they don’t eat your furniture and poop on your bed. They need to be taught how to respond to commands so you can keep them safe and they are an absolute responsibility.
And…I am going sound like a big old downer right now and while I am sorry about that, I’m not. High Vibrational Spiritual Leaders get sick and they die…they experience tragedy (Hello, just look at the Dalai Lama) and they are very strongly judged for their values and their way of living. I’m talking about the people who are here to do nothing more than spread peace and love and not try to “convert” you to their ways.
So, if these people who seem to be more evolved souls and have it more together in terms of personal development are subject to shit, then why wouldn’t the rest of us be subject to our version of it?
And therein lies the problem.
Way too many spiritual teachers share only the pretty side of life and they are doing you such a huge injustice.
I’ve seen the consequences of these teachings in way too many of my clients’ lives and even in my own. The minute something goes wrong, they start judging themselves and finding themselves lacking. Has this ever happened to you?
Look, I’m not pretending miracles don’t exist. I’ve been the grateful recipient of many in my lifetime and I’m sure you have too. But when spirituality and personal development is used as a way of only trying to obtain the experiences you want and avoiding the ones you don’t want, you are going to be in for a rude awakening.
Spirituality and Personal Development are tools that have been designed to help you as a human being. Your soul already knows the Truth, it’s the human who needs help. The soul is here to experience duality, not judge it as good or bad.
Using spirituality and personal development as a way to bypass duality is keeping your soul from having the experience it came here to have.
Instead, use your spiritual and personal development tools as a way of creating a strong human foundation. One that can withstand both the pain and the glory of life. One that allows you to feel emotions without them making your choices for you.
A foundation that allows you to experience All of life. The bad and the good.
You see, where there is light, there is also dark and vice versa. That’s why when something bad happens, I also point out the good (or not so bad) part of the experience for my clients. It’s not about denying the pain, it’s about seeing the entire experience. It’s about seeing that life goes on no matter what you choose.
I’m the first person who wants to believe that if we do everything “right”…our personal development, spirituality, gratitude practice, meditation and so on….then nothing “bad” or painful will ever happen.
And it’s simply not true.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t experience “Heaven” on Earth.
How do you do that?
Remember that as a human you are going to experience both good and bad. And then do the best you can to build a strong emotional and spiritual foundation so that you can deal with both the good and the bad when it shows up. That’s how.
If you want some support in being able to say Yes to all that life has to offer, consider joining my brand new facebook group, The Inner Empire: Money, Men & Mayhem. We work on manifesting (things like money and men) so you can have the life you want (heaven on earth) while building up your Inner Empire (foundation) making it so you can handle both the good and the bad that comes along with being human. Sign up here: www.robinjrosenhaus.com/mmm
PS: If you’re paying attention, you’ll notice I mentioned ‘being able to handle the good’ twice. That’s because way too many of you are more than willing to accept the shit while denying the gold. The shit is going to come no matter what. Why not learn how to say Yes to the gold too?
Much love and abundant blessings,
