#3. You are labeled as an introvert, aka “the weirdo.”
This morning, I was listening to Lana del Rey’s version of Take Me Home, Country Roads on a loop, and I got to thinking about the incredible level of misunderstanding that people focused on their spiritual growth face daily.
And yes, I know there comes a time on the spiritual path when, after a long period of confusion and adjustment, you don’t give a f*ck.
You are no longer ashamed of what your friends call “strange alternative theories.”
You learn to trust your intuition more than your mind’s confirmation biases and indoctrination.
You understand that adversity is the universe’s way of shaping your reality as a sculptor chisels rock into a beautiful work of art. In short, you learn to give thanks for the flowers and the thorns on your roses.
But that doesn’t stop others from perceiving you from the outside as the hippie-dippie neighbor who does weird things with incense on full moon nights.
If you’re focused on your spiritual progression, you know what I’m talking about.
Here’s a list of six things you have to deal with daily that you’re probably a little sick of.
- Prejudice. People judge you by the way you dress, the way you think, and even the way you smile. They resent your good humor. And they create all kinds of conspiracy theories about you. They think you put something weird in your morning coffee because they don’t understand how a person can smile so much on a Monday morning at work.
- People think you have the Peter Pan syndrome. That you are not a responsible person, that you refuse to grow up and take responsibility. They don’t understand that for you, “lack” is a term applied not only to the material but also to the emotional. Therefore, you focus on proactively filling those gaps: meditating, spending time with yourself, and trying to be better. All of that is perceived as weakness, as a waste of productive time.
- You are labeled as an introvert, aka “the weirdo.” But you have learned that you have to have a balance between the internal and the external world. Because if you spend your life receiving external inputs, the outer world cannibalizes your imagination. But if you spend a lot of time in your internal world developing your imagination, it will be your inner world that creates and modifies the external reality. And that is a powerful thing.
- Your high intensity. People criticize your passion, energy, and ability to see the everyday miracles in the little things in life. You’re still like a child excited at the sight of a fire truck. For you, life is still magical. You don’t want to take away your innocence, and you are right. You know that dreams are like hungry stray cats that only let themselves be caressed by the people who bring them tuna fish sandwiches to the park. Your passion is the tuna of dreams. That’s why you manifest things in expert mode. Because you get sincerely excited when you visualize, and because of that passion that your heart emits, dreams come to you like hungry cats.
- The energetic thefts. Some people do believe in you. And they have realized the collateral benefits of frequenting you. And you become a guru, confessor, priest, and amulet for many people. They tell you their dramas (as if it were your obligation to listen to them and advise them), they confide in you secrets that you would rather not know, and they abuse the trust they have in you so that you accompany them in moments of uncertainty so that new things — personal or professional — go well for them. And that drains not only your time but your energy.
- People don’t take you seriously. This is a classic. But your positive, resilient way of dealing with life is misinterpreted. And because you’re as patient as a saint, people tend to overstep the boundaries of any healthy relationship. And when you warn them that if they keep going down the same path you’ll leave and never come back they don’t listen. And then you leave. And they think you’re kidding. They don’t take you seriously. They think you’re a little kid having a tantrum. But you have healthy self-esteem, and don’t fall for emotional blackmail anymore, and when you say something is over, it’s over.
If you are a spiritual person, you will have identified yourself in multiple points. But let me tell you something: all those who annoy you deeply envy you.
They envy you because you are taking risks. They envy you because you didn’t stay in a safe harbor; you went to face the storm. They envy you because your light is seen from the shore where they live paralyzed while you sail through the sea of uncertainty towards your destiny.
A virtual hug
AG
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