Spiritual Awakening: To Thine Own Self Be True!
When you have a spiritual awakening and you commit to being truthful to yourself by peeling back the onion and getting to your core you will see that your life begins to flow just as GOD has intended. Many times we thwart our spiritual growth because we are trying to impress others and we become something we are not. When this happens we find ourselves allowing EGO, which is edging GOD out, to get in our way. We often get so caught up in worrying about what others will think about us that we stop doing what GOD is guiding us to do and as a result we find ourselves creating hardships for ourselves. Now is the time to look deep inside of ourselves and to tap into our divinity by being true to ourselves. Don’t be afraid to speak your truth and be honest with yourself and others. Take solace in knowing that is okay to feel angst for the trials and tribulations that we go throw strengthen us and allow us to be true to ourselves. We are taught to visualize what we want and to act as if and this is all well and good if it doesn’t compromise your core beliefs and who you are. It is important to stay centered, focused, and grounded as you take the action necessary to stay true to your self. In being true to who you are and finding your purpose you will find yourself attracting more peace, love, joy, and prosperity into your life. In the last 40 years of my life I have had ups and downs and in some cases found myself struggling because I wasn’t being true to who I am thus creating blockages that have slowed the process of evolving personally, professionally, and spiritually. In order to affect change I found that I had to come alive and detach from outcomes and serve my community and sometimes I had to stand alone. It was in standing for something that I found my calling and have been able to continue to be of service and value to others. The fact of the matter is that I needed to see what I was doing to create the situations I found myself in and were they in alignment with what GOD had planned for me. I had to take feelings and emotions out of the equation and allow everything to flow the way GOD intended. One element that has helped me to be true to myself is the element of forgiveness.
As we find the ways to use our fire for good we will find ourselves bringing more peace, love, joy, and prosperity into our lives. In acting on the fire that is inside in a constructive way we will be able to be of more service and value to others as we fan the flames so that our light shines bright and the world is illuminated. I was asking myself why would GOD allow fores to break out in sacred places like The Notre Dame Cathedral? The answer that came to me was so as to bring attention to a sacred space and to give us a wake up call that if we do not come together as a society that eventually our society will burn up and GOD will simply create a new one. I was asking myself why would GOD allow people to destroy temples, mosques, and churches? The answer I received was sometimes we need to burn things down so as to rebuild and recreate so as to move forward in our spiritual development so as to awaken us to how powerful GOD is and to be reminded that it is not about the materialistic possessions but what we possess spiritually. In many cases the message is that it is time to start a new and rebuild so that you become better than you were before. There is a time we need to put the fire out as it can cause damage and there is time to allow the fire to burn as it ignites a flame to grow personally, professionally, and spiritually. Knowing when to keep the fire burning and when to put it out will help you as you continue your spiritual journey toward enlightenment. 
