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Anna Birchall's avatar

“…But, from my perspective, it has not yet provided the steady ground beneath our feet—the kind of structure that fosters resilience, stability, and the wisdom needed to be fully present in the ebbs & flows of our everyday lives.”

Yeah wow! This really beautifully reflected back to me what have been confronting recently. How I’ve been using my spiritual curiosity and practice to run in the opposite direction of the lostness, lack of confidence and struggle I feel in the “real world”, everydayness, my work life.

Spirituality isn’t meditating while your partner does the dishes. It’s not being half-hearted in your work and whole-hearted in your esoteric studies. It’s not going to yet another connection circle but not being a loving and thoughtful family member.

That’s not spirituality, that’s escapism. What the hell have I been doing??

Grateful to have your perspective while I recalibrate. 💛

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Jasmine Nnenna's avatar

Anna, this is a rich and powerful reflection. I not only appreciate you taking the time to share it but to have it! I’ve recently been thinking about how seeking can actually be a suffering, the more we look the less we find and feel empty about it all. Only to realize that what we’re looking for has been here all along only we missed it; wished for it to be something else.

I love your clarity of mind and moment of presence, wishing you many more of those epiphany moments ✨🪷

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Stefanie Lorraine's avatar

This is such an important set of questions and a rich framing for the spiritual crux of our times. I’ve been tending this threshold within myself for a while now. Thank you for this 🩵

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Jasmine Nnenna's avatar

Thank you for contemplating alongside me. It’s a very important subject that touches other parts of life and society we might not even notice so the more attention we give it I think the more a breakthrough will come!

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Jordan Cardarelli's avatar

Something I’ve been contemplating myself for some time now. I feel we get lost in the extremes. As always, I love your simple yet deep sharing. Thanks Jas🙏🏼

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Jasmine Nnenna's avatar

Thank you Jordan, really appreciate you taking the time to read. It feels like so many of us are contemplating many aspects of this. @actualhonesty recently wrote a great piece on religion you might like to check out as well! hope you and the family are doing well 🤍

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Tobi Ewing's avatar

Appreciate these observations and resonate in many ways

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Jasmine Nnenna's avatar

Do please share in what ways, I always love hearing other’s experiences with this vast topic. And thank you for reading & sitting with it!

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Interform's avatar

A beautiful reflection and exploration. It seems like you're seeing an emergent way in the tension between ancient structure and present moment awareness in connecting to the divine. Such a delicate and crucial balance in the modern age!

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Jasmine Nnenna's avatar

Such a delicate balance and I realize that all of it still serves a very deep function for humanity. We see all around us that the last version or draft created many effects and as we evolve so should our perspective and connections to it. Thank you for being a part!

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