So here we are, and we’ve made a big, expansive choice. We are on the brink of stepping further into our greatness. Maybe we are stepping into or out of a relationship. Perhaps we are restructuring our career or business. Whatever the choice, it feels bold and liberating. We are both nervous and excited.
How do we know that we’re truly on the verge of a spiritual breakthrough?
Generally, it’s because at this precise point, all hell seems to break loose.
We go from nervous excitement and happy expectation into fear. Suddenly we are filled with self-doubt. The choice that seemed so bold and true yesterday suddenly needs to be re-examined. We procrastinate on taking action. We talk our plans over incessantly with our friends, trying to find reassurance.
Meanwhile, drama may errupt in our lives. The ex-husband suddenly becomes unreasonable. There’s an emergency involving plumbing. Clients are uncharacterstically demanding. Children act out. Electronics in general become oddly unreliable. Important emails go mysteriously missing. We are ready to tear our hair out.
How does this add up to a spiritual breakthrough?
Everything that is not vibrationally aligned with where we are going is now out of resonance with our Being. And whatever is not in resonance with our Being cannot be in our space. This means that things break. Relationships have to realign, and sometimes that involves hidden issues rising to the surface, so they can be addressed. Meanwhile, everything within us that doesn’t energetically match our chosen path makes a last-ditch effort to keep us where we are. Put all of it together, and we feel besieged by life itself.
The cusp of a spiritual breakthrough is not a comfortable place. It feels messy. We try to straddle old and new vibrational states of Being with absolutely no success. All that self-doubt makes taking action difficult. What happened to all our excitement? All that expansion has disintegrated into confusion.
Times like these are huge opportunities. When the world seems to conspire against us immediately after we’ve decided on a bold new path, we know for sure we’re on the right track. On the other side of our discomfort is tremendous growth. All we have to do is take just one more step … usually an “action” step. And suddenly, we find ourselves in a new state of easy flow.
Just one more step … what’s yours?
Blessings,
Andrea
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Change is uncomfortable. Change is messy. Change tests our patience, our limits and our sanity.
But, change is part of life. If you’ve made a decision to allow change into your life, embrace it and don’t look back.
When we change, we grow. Growth is good for the soul.
Take that step forward, smile and give thanks for the opportunity to explore yourself.
Christa – exactly. I’m always kind of excited when I find myself in that odd uncomfortable/about to move place. It means great stuff is around the corner.
Blessings,
Andrea
Wow, you’ve hit right on the head. It took some experience to accept that as layers fall off, older ones surface, and they can feel raw and new…they can show up as depression, apathy, detachment, neurosis, chaos…now I welcome the circus.
Thanks for the pointer!
Thank you for posting this! I am currently going through such a transitional phase, and it’s nice to know that having everything fall apart is natural! I was beginning to think I was going crazy!!
As always, thank you very much! You’re always right on!
I’ve been enjoying this recent series of posts because they are right where I am at.
I recently made a decision that moves me closer to my spiritual purpose and all hell did break loose. In a way, the fact that this chaos has erupted makes my path more apparent and it doesn’t allow me to procrastinate for long. I have to clarify what that purpose is and I have to live it. The other option is to deny truth. Been there and done that. Don’t particularly want do do that again.
Thanks for the post.
You spying on me?
This is where I’m at right now too and I’m having a ball, an intense ball but a ball all the same!
Amidst all this discomfort there has been so much clarity, possibilities and a deep awareness that all is actually more than well, just a little chaotic. And out of chaos comes order, but the order seems to last for a very short while these days so using this time to learn to be in the chaos. Much easier than fighting it!
In peace and prosperity x x x
Lola
Kaushik – “Welcoming the circus” – I love it! The upheaval of transition can definitely be a fun ride, especially when we are prepared for it and meet it with consciousness.
Jay – Just keep moving … beautiful things are on the other side.
Lorna – Thank you!
Ned – I agree, when things start falling apart a bit, I take it as a sign that I’m on the right track!!! And what falls away does reveal our Truth.
Lola – Well, you know, I AM psychic …
Sounds like you’re on a roller coaster of transition and having a great ride!
Blessings,
Andrea
Thanks for this post. It reminds me of how, before some part of my body really opens up, I can start feeling depressed and hopeless. I’ve had the experience, when doing yoga for instance, of feeling a lot of sadness in my chest or in my pelvic area, right before the sadness dissolves and those areas feel totally warm and spacious. Maybe the same is true of our overall lives, as you say here.
Thank you so much Andrea.
This is exactly where I am. Had peace and great ideas, then hell broke loose and I realized some issues where coming to the fore. However I can’t seem to find the action that I need to take. I wonder if I will fall back into my old pattern. Hopefully not.
Take care and thank you, blessings
I’m coming to expect the chaos of confusion after making a big bold move. It’s just a part of the package and actually lets me know that what I’ve chosen really does matter. What’s my next step? Identifying that next small step and completing it. Just that much gives me fresh perspective and leads to greater opportunity. Always. Life is good.
The perfect storm-had a few woo-woo things happening to me.as someone said above, don’t wish to go back on the same path.is there any way to avoid this? great article, thanks.
Wow! This is wonderful! I never thought of my upheaval as a realignment to whatever good is coming next! I have just tried to change things to where I want them to be not allowing them to change and form on their own creating resistance from all involved. Thank you for the eye opening post!
Hi Andrea,
It makes sense to me that everything that does not align with our Being has to fall apart. But I am just wondering how we can KNOW that we are on the right path when everything around us is chaos and confusion? How can we attract the goodies that we expect to receive by making an expansive decision while being in that state?
I have recently made a big life change myself, and I expected fear and confusion to be a part of my life for a while, but I ended up in a state of stress and turmoil that lasted for months (and not a little while). It seems to me that when things are falling apart around us, the self-doubt and confusion brings around more negativity. How do you avoid that? How do you align yourself with the right energies when you’re in a fearful, unclear state?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge