My spirituality has caused some of my friends and family to be uncomfortable. The latest occurrence was today, as one of my horsey-fb-friends made a comment on the loopy status updates on my wall.
It made me think about a friend who is going through her spiritual "coming out of the closet". Her family can not understand her even wanting to grow in herself and get to know herself, and they want to have her committed. According to them, she's predictably unpredictable, she's talking about things like preserving the rights and the honour of animals and she has turned vegetarian. She's joined new clubs, which are at the leading edge of the future developments and she feels very strongly about how the future should look like in her line or work, hobby and passion. Sounds crazy, eh?
Surely, following your own instincts, principles and thinking outside the box is not THAT weird, that someone should be committed. OK, granted, she feels strongly about honouring animals and their needs, but which animal lover doesn't.
Anyone, at the leading edge of thought can be labelled "weird" by people who are still stuck in the traditional way of thinking. The question is; when do we start learning from the geniuses amongst us. This lady has so much insight, and is inspiring me with her journey and discoveries every day. She's only one of hundreds of friends I have who inspire me. Although there's different levels of consciousness amongst us, the universal truth remains the same: when we judge another, it's because our own beliefs, social and familial conditioning and level of ignorance is being challenged and we are not keeping up with the expansion and learnings on offer.
It is the brave one, who is willing to see past the "normalcy" of having to put another down to feel good about self. Weak people gather together to feel stronger - true leaders focus on their personal growth, even if it means standing alone at the leading edge.
I heard a great saying once; when you're green you're growing, when you're ripe, you're rotting.
Is your mind open to growth?
It made me think about a friend who is going through her spiritual "coming out of the closet". Her family can not understand her even wanting to grow in herself and get to know herself, and they want to have her committed. According to them, she's predictably unpredictable, she's talking about things like preserving the rights and the honour of animals and she has turned vegetarian. She's joined new clubs, which are at the leading edge of the future developments and she feels very strongly about how the future should look like in her line or work, hobby and passion. Sounds crazy, eh?
Surely, following your own instincts, principles and thinking outside the box is not THAT weird, that someone should be committed. OK, granted, she feels strongly about honouring animals and their needs, but which animal lover doesn't.
Anyone, at the leading edge of thought can be labelled "weird" by people who are still stuck in the traditional way of thinking. The question is; when do we start learning from the geniuses amongst us. This lady has so much insight, and is inspiring me with her journey and discoveries every day. She's only one of hundreds of friends I have who inspire me. Although there's different levels of consciousness amongst us, the universal truth remains the same: when we judge another, it's because our own beliefs, social and familial conditioning and level of ignorance is being challenged and we are not keeping up with the expansion and learnings on offer.
It is the brave one, who is willing to see past the "normalcy" of having to put another down to feel good about self. Weak people gather together to feel stronger - true leaders focus on their personal growth, even if it means standing alone at the leading edge.
I heard a great saying once; when you're green you're growing, when you're ripe, you're rotting.
Is your mind open to growth?
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