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My Spiritual Awakening Ended My Marriage and Corporate Job
And everything turned out better than ever expected.
Like many people, I had a spiritual awakening in 2020. Simultaneously, everything in my life fell apart. I experienced a great deal of change within a short period. As I began to reflect on the direction of humanity, my life path, and the truth about existence, the universe seemed to pick off various “stable” parts of my life, one by one. As I felt the ground crumble under my feet, I became aware that it was all for my highest good and consciousness.
Everything happens for a reason. I became aware that there are no accidents in this universe. My path was unfolding in just the right way for me to have the biggest awakenings possible. I couldn’t stop it, although I was terrified. I knew in my heart that it was all happening for me to embody my greatest potential, and yet, I was scared of losing everything I thought was important until then. I had built my whole life and identity around ideals like marriage and career.
But the universe wanted me to let it all go. I experienced great depression, fear, and darkness, but also great moments of awe in the face of divine guidance. Looking back, I wouldn’t change any of it. Let me tell you how it happened. Spoiler alert: I am okay, and it turned out better than I could have ever expected.
My Marriage Ended
Lightning seemed to strike down everything I thought was important just when I least expected it, starting with my marriage. I wasn’t even fully aware of how toxic and abusive that relationship had been for years. I had become a shell of the woman I once was. I had to leave in order to finally understand what I had escaped from.
In the summer of 2020, I discovered the chakra system and began to study Ayurveda, an ancient system of holistic healing. The universe was just beginning to open up for me. I see now that the marriage had to go because it was part of my blockage. I was not physically or emotionally well because of that attachment.
As soon as it was cleared away, I had clarity. The very next day after I decided to leave my husband, I felt like the trees were talking to me and the…
