Feeling Apathetic?

Apathy may seem like the opposite of awakening, yet it is often a noticeable part of the enlightenment process. 

When we align with more awakened states of consciousness, we may start to feel critical of the world, the way things are, or how others behave. As we become more conscious, we become clearer about how we operate best and discover that there are major disconnects from how the rest of the world operates. In order to release our attachments, we often drop into feelings of apathy.

Apathy can be quite uncomfortable for someone who used to really care.  "What's wrong with me?" you wonder. Rest assured, you are simply awakening and your feelings of apathy are not only normal, but even necessary. When apathy arises, simply take a deep breath and allow yourself to feel your feelings. Also note that they will pass and, as you progress, soon be replaced by the energies of neutrality, also known as non-attachment.

See, if you went from caring to non-attachment, you would feel as if something was terribly wrong with you. So, by heading straight to the other side of the pendulum to apathy and hanging out there a while makes the move into neutrality quite joyful!

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