everyone will tell you they have the answers you seek but…
the truth is; nobody does, but they do have some valuable pieces.
Technically, in my perspective, everyone has just a piece of the puzzle. And we can compile those pieces to make up the entire puzzle for ourselves through our own interpretations and realizations. For me, I have found pieces scattered throughout youtube videos, books, podcasts, teachers, gurus, spiritual mentors, life coaches, my yoga practice, dreams, my spirit guides, my own experiences, my own pain, my own lessons & losses, and a lot more!
I used to think there was one certain thing to “figure out” or “find” that would make it all tie together. Some sort of destination I suppose you could say where I finally felt progressive and like I had life mostly figured out. But I now feel that maybe that’s just my mind trying to analyze everything and put all of these subtle, esoteric subjects into one big thing. When really I don’t think it works that way.
I believe everyone has their own version of the “key” to everything in life but that key is based on their individual experiences and perspective in life.
Their knowledge, guidance, resources, and points of view can still be highly valuable, but like my boyfriend taught me;
Not one thing will be the end all be all.
It was a big eye opener for me the day that he said that. I had gone from meditation to yoga to essential oils to certain books. It was like every new thing was the answer. And I became all about that next new thing. This is what I’ve been looking for. Oh wait! THIS is what I’ve been looking for!
But in reality I think what every new, powerful, insightful thing actually was, was a big expansion of my current mind and knowledge. Something that would lead me even deeper on my spiritual, self-awareness, and self-growth path. Almost as if all of these things were just stepping stones on the way towards a deeper understanding and knowing of what I was looking for.
Like one of my favorite spiritual teachers, Teal Swan, says, “become comfortable with wanting because we will always be wanting”.
That was a big eye-opener. At first almost brought my mood down, but after I thought about it I felt relieved. So what I was feeling was natural and normal. We will always be wanting. We will always be learning. We will always be growing, changing, evolving, deepening…at least I hope! And that almost takes away that inner gnawing, that inner desire for some set place to get to, it solidifies the phrase “the journey IS the destination”.
Joe Dispenza’s key is meditating, Kyle Cease’s key is going straight into your fears & saying what you’re really thinking, Teal Swan’s key is spirituality mixed with deep psychology, Sahara Rose’s key is knowing what makes us our highest selves, Kathrin Zenkina’s key is healing our relationship to money and abundance, Kassandra Reinhart’s key is living yoga on and off her mat, Phil Good’s key is channeling messages from guides and the universe, Yoga with Adrienne’s key is finding what feels good, and so on and so on.
And they live it, teach it, talk about it as if it is the ultimate key to everything because in their minds, in their experiences, in their lives - it is the key. It is what they’re about. And the best part about all of this is that we can utilize everyone else’s insights and pick and choose our own that work for us; or perhaps let those stepping stones guide us to finding our own ultimate way of living our lives. Maybe one day we will find our own true key that we live by; the one that makes our lives more magical, the one that we revolve our worlds around. Our own original practice or ritual or way of thinking. Our own piece of the puzzle we can bring to the world and share with others.
In summary, I would advise against taking something as the end all be all. Because I think those huge revelations we have, those huge breakthroughs and new resources that bring us so much more depth and clarity, are really just pieces to our own puzzles.
I hope you loved this article.