You miss a vital trick when you follow the path of others, the gurus you admire, and the millionaires. You have failed to pursue what is rightfully yours and share your unique self with the world. The gurus know this or mistakenly discover it when they get tired of the rat race and lean into authenticity. Others resonate with their success, unknowingly envious of their genuine ability to create a life of financial and lifestyle freedom by being themselves. It's not a secret. These leaders of life turned down the road less traveled and found a pot of gold. It's the difference between conscious knowledge and integrated awareness. It's a disdain for fear and an urgency to escape the norms. Conforming, Pleasing, and Adapting Because few of us are short of knowledge, that is true. From the first time our bony knees touch the underside of a desk, we become wired into a system that does not care about individuality. Our teachers drill us into becoming information-storing automatons, repeating facts as truths of life that we learn to live by. We learn to conform, please, and adapt to the needs of others. Gradually, our unique essence becomes buried under layers of sooty drudge so profoundly ingrained in our core that nothing but the most traumatic life events can shift the dirt. The gurus tell us to provide value, and we turn to logistics and statistics. If we do this, we get that. The more we know, the greater the value. Is that correct? Observe the pioneers of the past. They beat a path of their own and were often ridiculed for it. Still, the paradox is that it's a principle for success. Inside of us is a higher wisdom, some marvelous aspect of who we are that others would love to share. Are You Awake? A few months ago, I began asking myself, "Are you awake?" and mostly, I wasn't. I knew my soul was suffocating under a blanket of grief, and I felt inspired to allow the fetus of change to begin growing. I believe that everyone has something special within them. We can carve a life we love, but instead, we stay safe and warm in the bosom of conformity and avoid the devil of fear from engulfing us. Some days I wake up knowing I am on the wrong timeline. There are moments when it shifts, and the colors of the future have everything I need and want. It takes me back to a long period when I worked as a spiritual teacher, helping people and horses evolve individually or together. Once you grasp that the image of reality is not your true reflection, it sets you on an irreversible path, and it is so pleasurable you won't want to turn back.

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