Why I’m No Longer Hiding Behind My Privilege and My Spirituality
Why I’m No Longer Hiding Behind My Privilege and My Spirituality “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank We’re all just spiritual beings, bumbling along in human bodies, trying to make our way. Trying to find the delicate balance between living in a physical world and embracing our higher selves. In my quest for spiritual enlightenment, I learned how to narrow my focus. I learned to tune out the noisy Facebook newsfeed, I don’t watch the news, and I avoid saying things just for the sake of controversy. For a while, this worked. As my vibe rose, I started living a life more fulfilled and happy. Whenever people around me got hung up on the latest news story, I was content to basically plug my ears and say “nanananana not listening” and go back to my abundance-minded podcasts and books. I meant well, I really did; my feeling was that if I were to just focus on the problem,...