{"id":156,"date":"2024-08-13T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T23:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2025-02-19T21:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T21:50:42","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/?page_id=156","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A spiritual path is a journey of self discovery.&nbsp; It begins by learning who you truly are when you take away the toxic thinking of our society &#8211; all the lies and manipulations and misconceptions.&nbsp; The Self is divinely guided, yet we constantly push Them away because of our FEAR.&nbsp; We tend to make our fear, terror, panic, and pain our higher powers.&nbsp; They are extraordinary beasts.&nbsp; So it\u2019s our job to release those poisonous forces, whenever possible and healthy, to allow for growth and awakening.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People talk a lot about having a spiritual awakening\u2026 as if there\u2019s only one!&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first spiritual awakening may be subtle or may be a burning bush white light experience.&nbsp; Each of us has our own journey.&nbsp; That said, if we are on a lifelong spiritual path, the spiritual awakenings are endless.&nbsp; I heard someone once day, \u201cif you\u2019re not growing, you\u2019re dying\u201d, and it has really stuck with me.&nbsp; And if I\u2019m constantly growing my spiritual Self, of course I\u2019m going to be gifted many spiritual awakenings.&nbsp; Not many people achieve Enlightenment in this lifetime\u2026 that\u2019s why our soul rotates on and off Mother Earth so many times.&nbsp; We are all working towards Enlightenment by embracing our Buddha Nature, or Higher Self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s so many languages spiritual people speak, and I tend to speak a little of everything.&nbsp; I don\u2019t believe we need to be constricted to any one way or path.&nbsp; Leading a spiritual life is not the same as being religious.&nbsp; Many folks who are religious are extremely lacking any kind of real spirituality, but of course, not all.&nbsp; I grew up in a church and almost everyone there was achingly devoid of spirituality, including my family.&nbsp; Anything fear based is not what Higher Power wants for us.&nbsp; We are love, and only love.&nbsp; Where love exists, fear does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the day, the goal is to be happy, healthy, and free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240323_000801_599-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240323_000801_599-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240323_000801_599-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240323_000801_599-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240323_000801_599-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240323_000801_599.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:86px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"909\" src=\"https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CPCBadge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" style=\"width:167px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CPCBadge.png 900w, https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CPCBadge-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/sobershamansiren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CPCBadge-768x776.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A spiritual path is a journey of self discovery.&nbsp; 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