This journey isn't easy
There will be times when you get stuck and do not know how to proceed. There may be issues you are unable to work through on your own. This is okay! This is normal. Here are a few things you can do when you get stuck...
Gratitude 
First, try more gratitude. This is an amazing perspective to view life from and has a powerful way of transforming our life experience.
Take time to find gratitude for as many things as you can in your life. Find gratitude for a pattern driving you crazy. Look deep and find things to appreciate about exactly where you are in life. Gratitude helps bring us back into the moment. It shifts our focus from being fixated on what is wrong in life to what is working in life. Take a few minutes a few times per day to focus on and really feel everything you have to be grateful for, even if it is just the shirt on your back.
Therapy / Coaching / Good Conversation
Working with someone who has already traveled the road you are walking can be a huge help. They can offer insights, new perspectives, and help you work through the underlying issues you are dealing with. Sometimes that person can be a friend or family member who has been there and done that.
There is also a huge range of different types of therapists and coaches available to help. I mean huge. There are so many different approaches to helping people out there these days. When looking for a therapist or coach, I recommend doing some research or an interview to find out what skills they possess. An ideal coach or therapist has many emotional healing tools they can teach you.
Traditional talk therapy can be helpful in understanding an issue you are working through, but just talking about it rarely releases the emotional energy fueling the pattern. Be picky - you deserve the best!
There is also a strange phenomenon called 'the transmission of the teacher'. It has often been reported that being around or interacting with people with high LoC's (Levels of Consciousness) helps people create inner change. This is why many people choose to go to India and other spiritual epicenters to work with 'gurus.' While we do not understand this scientifically yet, there seems to be something to it.
Meditation / Yoga Classes
Being around others who are also working on increasing their LoC can help break you out of a stuck place. Commit to doing a few weeks of yoga or group meditation classes. People often have beautiful insights and breakthroughs when working with a group!
Psychedelics
Let’s not beat around the bush.
Scientists and the psychology community understand this, but have to be careful how they talk about it for political/professional reasons. Here is the truth of the matter: The universe has provided plants and chemicals to help us heal emotionally and spiritually.
The war on drugs halted scientific research on psychedelics in the early 1970s. Before the war on drugs, psychologists and scientists started discovering all sorts of amazing psychological benefits from psychedelics. That research was shut down until fairly recently. Today, governments are allowing some studies with the use of psychedelics. What they have found is amazing.
Psychedelics allow the brain to work differently for a period of time. This shift in perspective allows someone to understand their life from a very different point of view. As a result, people are recovering from major mental health issues like PTSD, major depression, anxiety disorders, addiction and more. Even those without major psychological issues can gain major insights through the therapeutic use of psychedelics.
- For example: Many people report a significant increase in happiness and self-confidence after going on an Ayahuasca retreat. It is worth your time to do your own research on the therapeutic uses of magic mushrooms, LSD, ibogaine, Ayahuasca, MDMA, and more. Each one helps in its own way.
Using these plants and chemicals in a therapeutic setting is very different than using them to go party. If you do any psychedelic, it is strongly recommended you do it under the supervision of a professional who knows what they are doing. There are some therapists who are licensed to work with these medicines through a government and many others who do it underground because they understand how beneficial these therapies can be for their clients. You want to work with someone you feel comfortable with and who you trust.
SIDE NOTE: Never, ever do Ayahuasca alone. It is an incredibly powerful psychedelic and one really needs guidance through the journey. Watch a few documentaries on it and if it is something you want to try, I recommend taking a trip to South America to do it under the supervision of a Shaman. It will be one of the most amazing experiences you'll ever have. I may even organize low-cost Ayahuasca trips in the future, so if interested, check out my webpage or email me to find out more.
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Very helpful post
Thank you for saying that ^^ earth gave us the tools to keep our minds fresh but we've fucked it up haha. Oh well, won't stop me.
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Woke up sick yesterday, and I meditate.
I've meditated for years but have never done it with others before, what is your experience with group meditations? And thanks for the post!
Thanks for reading! Group meditations are extremely beneficial because sometiemes you all can receive the same "message". Plus it's also great to hear others opinions on this life journey because you might find out some information you didn't know you even needed!
You may be interested in checking out @borisheir (Bob Podolsky). He just completed a book called "Soul Bonding" that identifies many of the causes of individual's "character structure" and his process of addressing them.
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