A spiritual awakening is a shift in consciousness from body-identification: (I am only this body, I’m finite, I’m separate from everything else) to spirit-consciousness (I am more than this body, we are all One).
Currently, a lot of people are moving from being identified as just a body to experiencing themselves as something much greater… as the infinite nature that we all are.
When we start to wake up, we naturally develop a strong desire to know ourselves in a more deep, intimate way. In addition, we have a matching desire to create deep, intimate relationships with others, but why? Because we are all One!
One of the best representations of this union is romantic relationships.
As we all know, relationships can show us: the good, the bad, the ugly, but also the beautiful, exquisite, and mind-blowing experiences as well.
Because relationships are so provocative, they’re the perfect experience for us to awaken in. By bringing awareness to the parts of us that emerge in relationships, we become more conscious. And that’s what we are here to do.
Below are 3 points to keep in mind as we embark on this path of awakening through romantic love. Let’s allow our connection to others to be the map that guides us to the truth of who we are:
1. OUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE A REFLECTION OF US.
We attract the energy we’re resonating with; we attract the beliefs we’re aligned with.
As spiritual beings, we are not just a body that has random encounters in life. We create our reality, and we continuously shape our energy and beliefs. We create a reality that mirrors ourselves back to us in relationships. To awaken in relationships, we must become willing to see this reality.
We should stop blaming other people for what shows up in our realities, and we should understand that if a situation is here, then we’ve called it in. We’ve done so with our energy and beliefs.
2. OUR RELATIONSHIP WILL BRING US FACE-TO-FACE WITH FEAR.
One of the most challenging parts of intimate relationships is the fear they bring up in us:
The fear of rejection.
The fear of being abandoned.
The fear of losing freedom.
The fear of not being good enough.
It’s overwhelming how much fear relationships can bring to the surface, isn’t it? Why does it happen this way?
Because we all experienced hurt and disappointment in our past relationships. And these early wounds create a faulty belief system that tells us, “This is what happens in love.”
The good news is, this does not have to be the end of the story. We can evolve beyond these wounds – to acknowledge ourselves as Love in every aspect of our lives. And we’ll do so by pinpointing the fears that arise in relationships and calling them into question. For example:
If we’re aligned with the belief that “I’m not going to be understood in relationships,” we’ll continue to create this experience in our reality (the experience of not being understood). As uncomfortable as this is, it’s also really good information for us – it’s an opportunity for us to awaken even more.
3. OUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE A PLACE FOR US TO EXPRESS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
As we come face-to-face with our own fears in relationships, we’ll get to see clearly where we’re not aligned with the energy of Oneness and Truth. This creates a roadmap for us to dissolve the beliefs that are no longer serving us, naturally advancing us into a more complete experience of love.
Loving someone for no reason.
Loving someone just because.
Loving someone so deeply that you could never, ever not love them.
These are all expressions of unconditional love. They’re expressions of who we really are.
Love is what we are at the deepest level, and for this reason, it’s what we’re here to do.
There’s nothing that compares to loving like there’s no tomorrow; nothing more exquisite than saying “yes” to the person who’s standing right in front of you.
Our relationship is a spiritual path. It’s a way for us to awaken all of ourselves – to the illusions we’re still carrying and to the love that wants to pour through.
Say “yes” to experiencing ourselves fully in relationships; Love wants to be known as us.