Can I punch someone in the face?
12/11/2020
Something I've discovered is that there are so many people hiding who they really are for fear of being judged.
There are loads of us spiritually minded beings hiding behind a facade of 'normality'. I've come to realise that people generally fall into three categories of spiritual alignment.
What category am I?
Category 1
These people are totally dismissive of anything that is remotely outside of their physcial 3D reality. These are the 'If I can't see it, it ain't real' people. This category actually has a sub-category of people that take it one step further and drive their opinion home by taking any and every opportunity to ridicule anyone not in this category.
Category 2
This is the 'secretly curious but not willing to admit it' category. People in this category fear the judgement of people in Category 1. They're intuition is pulling them towards spiritual alignment but their ego is doing its damnedest to keep them safe from judgement and ridicule. People in this category only admit their spiritual curiosity if someone else admits it first. When this happens they feel ecstatic at having the opportunity to be real with a like minded soul. A glimpse of freedom before retreating back behind their cloak of social norms before they're found out.
Category 3
Category 3 people care little about what others think of their spiritually aligned lives. They live life with gratitude, flow, a ‘This is me, love it or hate it’ attitude and a big old pair of rose tinted glasses that enables them to manifest like a MOFO.
Scared of being judged?
For most of my life I was firmly a Category 2 type of gal. I even had myself believing for many years that I was Category 1. But I always had this nagging feeling in my soul that there was something more. That I was something more. But boy was I scared of being judged.
But life is a wonderful learning journey and I'm incredibly grateful for the lessons along the way that have led me to where I am now: living my life authentically, in alignment with who I truly am at my core. I don't feel the need to hide my spiritually aligned life and views any more. I don't fear being judged. In fact, sometimes I like to throw words like "Universe" and "manifesting" into conversations with Category 1 people just to see their reaction. It gives me a little internal giggle.
But I'm human. And some days I let that ego part of me sneak to the surface and start whispering in my mind. Last week I had one of those moments.
A member of Category 1 sub-category (the keyboard warrior type) put a laughy face emoji on a comment I'd made on a thread on a networking post asking members what they do for a living. A laughy face emoji. Nothing more. No words. No reason.
How to trigger someone!
Immediately I felt a physical reaction as my ego kicked in. I could literally feel my blood start to boil. How dare he! How dare he judge what I do and what I believe in WITHOUT EVEN USING WORDS!!! I so could have punched him in the face right then. And then fear washed over me. Everyone on the thread would see him laughing at me! What would they think?
And I immediately picked up my phone while rapidly trying to decide whether to reply with a shitty comment who the hell does he think he is anyway!) or delete my comment so no-one else could see it and laugh at me too.
Anyone else been there?
But then I stopped, took a deep breath, and reminded myself that I love my soul aligned life. I love what I do. I'm proud of it. I've seen the good it does in people's lives. I've felt the good from others that do what I do. I love working with crystals and the moon and the Earth elements and the Universe and spiritual laws and the psychology of my brain to manifest what I want in life, and help others do the same. And I felt sad for this man that doesn't know spiritual alignment. And yes, an ego part of me did feel a little sliver of satisfaction when I thought about what the Law of Attraction might be bringing his way!
By the time I put my phone back down, having decided to leave my comment and not respond to his provocation, I had received several thumbs up in support of who I am. Had I acted on my initial feelings, I would have missed those.
Advantages to living your life authentically
Living your life authentically will naturally attract judgement from people. But they are not your people, so who cares! The awesome thing about living authentically is that you will suddenly find yourself surrounded by like-minded people. They will be drawn to you like bees to nectar. Your vibe most certainly attracts your tribe. These are your people.
The opinions of those who judge you are not a reflection of you at all; they are simply a reflection of their own internal conflict.
Be who you are unapologetically. Love who you are. Don't let the opinions of others stop you from aligning with your soul, shining your light on the world and manifesting the incredible life you absolutely deserve! And try not to punch anyone in the face in the process.
