Growing Pains: The Tug of War Between Hope and Exhaustion
Is it hypocrisy? Or would it be embracing the balance of reality? Is it possible that hope and exhaustion can coexist? There is a lingering propaganda (especially in the spiritual community) that gratitude holds no space for heaviness. That a positive attitude is the only acceptable frequency. That if you are truly aligned, you should only be joyful, happy and unwaveringly energetic at all times. But is this belief beneficial or enlightening? It is denial, as it defies the first law of life.... ONENESS Gratitude does not erase fatigue Hope and exhaustion can exist simultaneously Joy ebbs and flows with sorrow For a long time, I struggled with feeling hypocritical, tugging between these polarities. Believing that I had to almost "choose a side".. That something was wrong if I was experiencing both... But as I navigate the landscape of life, I've learned this simple truth That in all, there is all I can wake each rising, in meditation, pouring out gratitude for my life, y...
