The Realness of Life

Elevating your consciousness and living from a place of love, joy, freedom and peace is not about being more ‘spiritual’ or more ‘religious.’

You very much can utilize those belief systems and tools to help but they are simply just that–belief systems.

I very much utilized the religion of Buddhism on my path and absolutely got ingrained into spiritual readings and teachings. They were invaluable tools and divine orchestrations as I folded the layers apart to see beyond the blinds of the limited and individualistic consciousness that created our old paradigm. Or what you might call our old matrix.

But something deeply profound that I have come to learn is that we are not here to embody another ‘spiritual’ concept or to escape into spirituality as a way ‘out of this world.’

It’s actually quite the opposite. We are here to embody ALL that we are and show up fully. Show up so completely and fully with our loving and beautiful hearts and to experience and expand and evolve on this glorious mother earth.

And that is not ‘being’ spiritual. That is simply having an experience on earth.

I have traversed the self-actualization journey, but I am also a mom of two wild boys, a wife, a colleague, a friend.

My dog barks and growls at my children constantly and drives us all bananas.

My boys throw massive tantrums and scream and yell and throw food.

I lose my cool sometimes and have to take deep breaths.

Our newly adopted cats peed all over our furniture and threw up all over our house.

I apologize to my husband and children for saying something I should not.

I like to go to dinner with girlfriends and wear glitter and red lipstick.

I attend pilates classes and love to dance.

I’ve never been on a meditation or spirituality retreat, but I do meditate daily.

My love of mother earth and nature is so, so deep.

I love animals so much it makes my heart ache.

I am sensitive, empathetic, loving, and kind.

But I trip up sometimes and can slip into judgement or annoyance.

Sleeping in past 8 a.m. is one of my favorite things to do.

I love shows like The Summer I Turned Pretty and Emily in Paris.

I can feel people’s energy. Whether they are judging me or angry. I can physically feel it.

I can also feel collective energy and vibrations.

I consistently surrender to embodying more and more of my higher-self.

I cry and laugh and get frustrated.

I have full body knowings (like goosebumps but inside and feel like energy). This is how I KNEW we needed to adopt our cats.

I feel source light streaming through my crown, especially right before I am about to fall asleep.

I follow the flows of the seasons and the lunar calendar and the astrological signs as mirrors and guides.

I used to pull and read Tarrot cards for myself (and sometimes others) but have since sunsetted that practice.

I have definitely had road rage and I text while I am driving (even when I know I shouldn’t).

I feel angels and guides come through my heart center. They always communicate in pure love.

I don’t drink and I love to eat plant based foods.

Romance novels are my jam.

I dye my hair blonde to cover up my gray hairs.

I receive messages and downloads from source.

I am a messy human sometimes.

Am I ‘spiritual’? I don’t know.

Am I fully ME. The unfiltered version. Yes!

We are here to be fully ourselves. We are not here to escape. We are not here to ‘gain enlightenment.’ We are just here to be ourselves. And all the many facets that entails.

My best advice for anyone–be fully and unequivocally yourself.

And I mean FULLY yourself: the messy human, the partner, the advocate, the doctor, the parent, and the goddess/god consciousness source light. The IS in all that is.

You are all IT my friends. Your own, beautiful, unique version of source. So be that version. Be FULLY yourself.

This is joy. This is freedom.

This is real.