And at some level, this has become our society's way of acceptable conversations.
During this year of 2020, this has become more apparent than ever. Sharing positive and happy things have felt out of place, and they have not been easily received by others.
Sharing your suffering, though, has been wildly accepted, and you are part of the majority. If you jump in and share your suffering, you feel as though you belong! You are invited to join this popular group of suffering and unhappiness.
Why do we join in? Suffering isn't desired. But belonging is. We all want to feel as though we belong. It is an innate desire. I have heard it described as our tribal feelings. Look at our ancestors' lives: they had to belong, or they would be kicked out from their tribe. I agree with this theory. And I also believe it is rooted in our desire for connection.
Connection is our lifeblood. It is what we ache for. Connection is what makes us human! And the idea of being disconnected and not belonging is scarier than anything else.
And so, we suffer to belong. But what if I told you that suffering was only an illusion? An illusion that seems so realistic, most people believe it to be as true as the arm on their body.
It is my belief that each one of us were prepared to belong here. We were prepared with unique gifts, talents, and high sensitivities, which were designed to help humanity at the time we came to live.
And the illusion of suffering is the foremost tool to hijack you on your path. It can literally stop you in your tracks and keep you stunted.
Suffering is what will cover your spiritual eyes, dumb down your gifts, and plague your life with unhappiness and dead ends.
Suffering wipes out joy. The good news is... suffering is purely a choice. You have the right to choose if you want to jump into this illusion of suffering, or if you want to remove it from your body and instead choose joy. This workbook is designed to help you remember joy. And that is simply it. We came here knowing joy. We came to this Earth embodied with joy. And somewhere along the journey, we forgot it. We forgot how easy joy is. All we need to do is simply remember what we have always known. We know joy. It is at the origin of our existence. Joy is our divine birthright.
I have learned of some simple tools, which will begin to heighten your awareness of joy. I believe if you commit to working through this workbook, you will awaken a remembrance inside of you, which activates JOY. I believe that when you start experiencing more joy, your deep longing to belong will start fading away because the remembrance of your gifts and purpose will start to rise.
As your purpose begins to sprout forward, nourished by your joy; you will remember that you do indeed belong.
You belong here because you were prepared to be here. You have gifts, which this world needs. And as you begin to share your gifts, your whole being will radiate with fulfillment and joy.
You, my friend, belong here.