because I said so,never sat well with me. I needed to know why. When the response to my inquiries were to sit down and be quiet, or other such remarks, the adults I looked to for guidance, lost all credibility. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of friction in my youth. But as I matured and was better able to understand and articulate these unruly qualities about myself, I realized they were actually valuable assets. These inherent traits help cut through bullshit and see straight to the heart of matters.
By thinking for ourselves and questioning everything that doesn't make sense, truth is ultimately revealed. This type of insight is extremely advantageous right now. Why? Because we've all grown up within a cultural construct overflowing with fabricated tales of past events (history), perverted psychological indoctrinations (psychology), deceitful research claims (science) and twisted spiritual manipulations (theology) to such a degree that speaking the truth today, has truly become a revolutionary act. Waking to these coercive conditionings that helped shape our identities and core ideologies, is undoubtedly the greatest challenge we've ever encountered. Sure there are external conflicts happening every day, however the toughest battles we face right now, are the ones within ourselves.
These battles brewing within us invariably spill over, affecting every aspect of our lives from relationships and finances to our physical, mental and emotional well-being. It is during quiet moments of introspection, that we grapple with our deepest fears and insecurities and notice just how much pain we've tucked away into the pockets of our soul. Just like a cloud can block the sun, these unresolved battles can obstruct the divine light of truth that resides within each and every one of us. To cut through the static noise interfering with the clear connection to our higher consciousness (like we had as children), requires a ceasefire of all internal conflicts, programmings and self-sabotaging beliefs we've accrued throughout our journey. It is through the surrender of inculcated fallacies, that our true spirit emerges. It is then, that we're able to discern fact from fiction and add to the frequency of truth and peace.