What Keeps Us From Awakening? 🕊️🪨
We often talk about awakening as if it’s something far away — reserved for monks in the mountains 🏔️ or people who’ve had dramatic, life-changing revelations.
Or those who’ve brushed shoulders with death and returned with fresh eyes.
But what if it’s not distant at all?
What if awakening is not a rare event — but a gradual unfolding? 🌱
What if it’s simply a continuous process…
Of letting go of the parts that are not truly us?
Like a Sculpture Being Revealed 🗿✨
Stop and think about it for a second.
A sculptor doesn’t “add” to create beauty —
They remove what doesn’t belong.
Bit by bit, they chip away at what’s not the form —
Until the true figure emerges.
Could it be the same for us?
What we call awakening might simply be a process of letting go — a series of subtractions ➖
So… What Are You Holding That’s Not You?
It could be:
That identity you cling to, because it makes you feel valid.
That role you play, because it makes you feel needed.
That belief you grip tightly, because it makes you feel safe.
That story you tell yourself, because it makes you feel right.
We hold on — tightly — to what’s familiar,
Even when it no longer serves us.
Even when it’s costing us peace, authenticity, growth.
Comfort or Freedom? 🦅
As humans, we’re wired to seek comfort —
Even if it’s short-term comfort that brings long-term pain.
We’d rather be “right” than free.
We’d rather feel “safe” than alive.
But the moment you choose long-term peace over short-term safety?
A whole new world unfolds 🌏
That choice — though quiet — is revolutionary.
It’s the moment you begin to let go of the illusions, roles, stories…
And return to your being.
Humility Opens the Door 🌬️
Letting go requires humility.
And you don’t become humble by force —
You become humble by softening.
Softening your tone.
Your gaze.
Your heart.
Softening the shell that once protected you — but now limits your becoming.
And from that softening,
New patterns can bloom.
New possibilities can grow.
New versions of you can emerge — not as an addition, but as a return.
When the tears begin to flow again, the river can finally find its way back to the sea 🌊
Your Turn 🌿
Who are you?
Did a specific identity or label come to mind?
Just maybe — those are the very things that are standing between you and your awakening ✨