I experienced my own Hero’s Journey when I went on my travels starting in 2016.
Returning to my home in Vancouver, Canada, I no longer felt in resonance with the life I had created. The structures, people, and communities I was previously supported by felt foreign and out of touch. I belonged to clubs and organizations that prioritized material success and what I now recognize as a patriarchal structure. At the time, it had been a strange experience for which I now have the words to share.
Inner-work and spiritual commitment had me practicing Vipassana upwards of two-hours at a time. I invested considerable time in silence and integrating. There was construction work I engaged in, which further allowed me to practice this mindfulness and witnessing. I moved away from my business and gave myself permission to go deep into my lived experience and flow of the moment; this served me for a period of time to integrate and go deeper into my knowing. Upon noticing that I did not feel content, I made a choice to rebuild my business and join various communities that resonated with my lived life experience.
This is one of the essences of the “Hero’s Journey” ~ leaving ourselves, whether it be a physical or spiritual leaving of what we know to go deeper into a new experience that pushes our boundaries and causes our context to be expanded. New experiences are by their nature new and allowing them into our body and mind are a substantial undertaking. A newfound aspiration for inner-work and spiritual practice led me to continue my mindfulness and enabled me to let go of previously held material goals.
With a newfound aspiration for inner work and spiritual practice, I had let go of a material requirement to succeed and replaced it with daily meditation and mindfulness.
Rebuilding my life to suit the new perspectives and beliefs I developed took time. Certain conversations at the right time can alter the course of your timeline, enabling you to expand beyond the roadblocks you are facing. Meditation provides a space for awareness and in the present moment you are provided the opportunity to act.
I invite you to allow all the support in your life right now; integrating spiritual-energetic resonance, allowing your higher mind into your decision making process, and allowing yourself to feel supported.