Spiritual Awakening SymptomsSpiritual awakening symptoms are, in a way, everything that comes into your awareness...in your mind internally or in the world externally...shows up for only ONE reason... That reason is to help you "wake up" to a spiritual truth that you are ready to deal with in that moment... So, that's it!... ...Just kidding...for the sake of helping you see some of the big rocks that I faced, I will offer some of the symptoms that have rolled through my life to help me "wake up"... Spiritual Awakening Symptoms - Life Changing EventsLife Changing Events are sort of mile markers of spiritual growth. I experienced a brief period of spiritual awakening when I was in my early twenties...only to really be lulled back into the "dream" again until I was in my mid thirties. Then a major life event/decision opened my mind again when my wife and I realized that we didn't want to have children... ...We had been trying to have children for several years...and then realized that neither one of us really wanted to have them. We were trying to please our parents and the world's expectation of "get married...have kids!" For me, this event led me to question..."What else am I doing because I think I SHOULD?" Spiritual Awakening Symptoms - Truth seekingMy next phase of awakening included reading loads of books (you can find links all over this site...have fun!), DVDs, movies, TV shows all with one goal......help me "wake up" from what I now considered a "dream" of my life... During this period of investigation, I developed my core belief system and started meditating and committed to taking care of my body and to keep moving toward connecting to my soul's life plan... This was a magical and sometimes very frightening phase for me... Spiritual Awakening Symptoms - Falling away of old habitsI am in the phase right now...in the last 30 days...I have not had any alcohol...and I feel so much better without it, I don't really want to go back to a "beer a day" guy...Other habits, like tabacco, and excessive TV and snacking are also falling away... I am actually finding my most JOY working these day...writing this web page, my book and recording and producing my podcast are some of the most fun I have during my days now...it's weird to ENJOY my work so much...it's a really new experience... The challenge is to break away from it...I can feel that I need a break...but I am still reaching for old forms of relaxation...I'm not longing for beer so much...just going...okay...relax time...what should I do... Frankly, I generally watch a movie or TV show...or go exercise or go visit with a friend...it's a work progress... This is really quiet a new level of life... Oh yeah, to begin this phase I quit my JOB!!! So there you have it...these phases repeat themselves...you begin to notice the pattern of the phases as you progress through similar elements of a new level... Since this is a life-long process...as I move along I will update this page...stay tuned!
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