I started writing publicly about my experiences exploring the expansion of consciousness earlier this year in order to share what has been the most meaningful pursuit of my life. I wasn’t sure whether I would enjoy the process and if anything would come of it.
It’s been just over 4 months publishing now and lots of joy & meaning from this process has emerged. I’ve had probably hundreds of people reach out to me indicating that they were going through something similar or that they were able to find clarity by seeing parts of their own journey in mine. This feedback has provided a sense of purpose and service beyond simply expressing a part of myself that remained hidden for a long time. It has also ignited deeper levels of inspiration to be a vessel for creation that contributes to humanity as we user into a new paradigm of experience.
In many ways, publishing has felt like a spiritual coming out party. Spirituality and consciousness evolution is a funny thing. It can be the most important part of your life, but we have been programmed not to share it for fear of alienating others and ourselves. This is all a derivative of the self-preservation prerogatives of the ego and it can make the journey more lonely then it needs to be.
On the other end of the spectrum, there are many people that love to lead with their spirituality. You can’t be in a conversation with them without them commandeering it to redirect the flow of discussion towards some sort of spiritual or esoteric topic. I never found this behavior to be enjoyable to be around so have been mindful not to emulate it. Nonetheless, for years I have craved fellowship on this path and greater depths of relating beyond what Neflix shows I was watching or recapping hiring plans at my startup.
If you find yourself in this position, I encourage you to consider writing or some other type of creative expression like a podcast or youtube channel. It’s a way to share this monumental part of your experience that isn’t so in your face to others. It’s kind of like you throw a rope out and see who reaches for it. I bet you’ll be surprised!
My experience has been that sharing my own journey publicly has enriched many relationships and helped form new ones. Lots of dissonance that occurred where the expectations of others butted up against my inner world has softened since it is now much more evident to others what my deepest interests & priorities are. The topic of how to handle relationships and friends as you grow spiritually can be a tricky one and something I will write more about in the coming year.
I wanted to provide this backdrop to you in order to share what to expect from this newsletter in the year ahead.