One of the more difficult parts of our spiritual journey is staying aligned with love when we’re under pressure. This is where the rubber really meets the road, because it causes us to face a level of ego-energy that remains dormant when said pressure is not there.

However, if you’re willing to open to the growth opportunities that stressful situations provide, they can serve as a catalyst for major spiritual growth…the more intense the polarity between the choice for fear and love is, the greater the reward (in terms of spiritual growth) when love is chosen.

Unfortunately, these challenges are no walk in the park. How could they be when they test the depths of your ego?

When the pressure’s on, everything tends to collapse…all of the wisdom that you worked so hard to absorb from reading self-help and spiritual books quickly fades to the background as your old conditioning comes flooding to the surface…

Fear swoops in and destroys your faith in any intention you may have set that morning.

You may feel inclined to lash out in anger. Maybe you do; maybe you don’t, but, regardless, it’s a …

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