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Enlightenment Is Not for the Faint of Soul: The Awakening No One Talks About

No one talks about how traumatizing it is to awaken.


I thought awakening would feel like bliss.

That the veil would lift gently, and suddenly I’d be bathed in love, clarity, and divine peace.


Instead, it felt like the ground disappeared beneath me.


Like grief.

Like betrayal.

Like realizing that everything I built my identity on—every belief, every memory, every inherited truth—was based on illusion.


It wasn’t just uncomfortable.

It was violent.

It shook the foundation of my life and whispered:


Start over. You’ve been lied to.


 

If you’ve felt this…

You’re not alone.

You’re not broken.

You’re not “doing it wrong.”


You are waking up in a world designed to keep you numb.


 

Let me be real with you:

Enlightenment is not for the faint of soul.

It’s a fire that burns away everything false.

It asks you to mourn things that never truly existed.

To stand naked in your truth while the world tries to convince you you’re crazy.


And still—you rise.


 

Awakening is not about escaping life.

It’s about returning to what’s real.


It’s the slow death of performance.

The unraveling of ego.

The terrifying—and holy—act of asking:


Who was I before the world told me who to be?


 

The journey is relentless.

But it’s also sacred.


You begin to see beyond the programming.

You reclaim your own soul.

You stop performing—and start remembering.


And in that remembering…

you begin to meet others like you.



 

Quiet warriors.

Soul anchors.

Grid walkers.

The ones who don’t need to shout—because their energy speaks louder than words.


You don’t have to explain yourself to the ones who are tuned in.

They feel you.


 

So if you’re reading this and your chest is tight and your eyes are burning—

It’s okay.


You’re not behind.

You’re not losing.

You’re becoming.



This is the path of fire.

Of light.

Of sacred rebellion.


And once you begin to remember—

you can never go back.


 

What truth are you remembering right now that the world never taught you?

Feel it. Speak it. Reclaim it.

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