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Symptoms of Inner Change

"So the question is not: Why start off on such a path? You have already started off. You did so with the first beat of your heart. The question is: Do you wish to walk this path consciously or unconsciously? With awareness or lack of awareness?"

Over the years, I've not only experienced a radical inner awakening, but the changes and symptoms that go hand and hand with it. The signs are as predictable as a fever and the sniffles that come with a severe cold.
The symptoms of change, and the attending shift in awareness that accompanies it, are not unique to me. I've read about them in the books that have passed through my hands and there is a common theme to all of them.
One thing is for sure. If an individual is ready for inner change and a new way of "seeing" the world, the process and journey will not be a smooth and easy one. If you wonder whether you are experiencing such a transition, regardless of what stage you might find yourself in, the symptoms and clues described below may add to the understanding of the courageous journey you have chosen for yourself during this lifetime.

You sense that something big is happening on planet Earth these days.
Your inner voice tells you that change is coming.
You feel a restlessness stirring deep within.
You find yourself searching for a deeper meaning and purpose to life.
Struggling for survival and happiness in the material world just doesn't satisfy you anymore.

More and more you are becoming bored and frustrated with the routines of everyday life.
You no longer feel connected or attached to things, places, or even people you once felt close to.
Your career or personal relationships with other people don't feel the same anymore.
Your hunger for the material comforts and pleasures of life leaves you feeling empty and incomplete.
You are beginning to realize that lasting peace and happiness is an inner thing.
You find yourself breaking ties with all things physical.
You find yourself looking into the spiritual or mystical realms for a greater sense of purpose, direction and meaning to life.
Tests of personal, financial, or physical hardship have found their way into your life.
Perhaps you suffer through periods of profound doubt, depression, dissociation, disorientation, rootlessness, and a profound sense of loss.
Heavy foods such as beef, rich deserts, and the like no longer feel right and lower your vibrations.
You often find yourself wondering…who am I, what am I really doing here, or what is my real purpose on this planet?
Perhaps your feelings are becoming more intense, that you cry or become overly emotional for no good reason.
You feel that time is speeding up.
Sometimes you question your own sanity, but there is a knowingness deep within that says you are on the right path.
You find yourself going through a personal cleansing process where old belief systems are being weeded out from your inner world.
At times you feel exhausted for no apparent reason.
Other times you find it difficult to focus on your job or other types of work.

Your traditional belief system is showing signs of upheaval and you find yourself detaching from it.
You find yourself in career crisis and are perhaps seeking employment and professional fulfillment in an entirely new area or a series of unfocused projects that have little substance to them.
You feel a sense of separation from family and friends.
Material things no longer are a source of security for you.
For some, it seems that your entire world is falling apart.
You begin to look at things in a much different way.
Some days everything seems to go right, other days everything seemingly goes wrong.
You no longer seem concerned with financial security.
You trust in the knowingness of your higher Self and in the notion that the spiritual journey is one's true path.
Your old life is dying while at the same time a new life is emerging.
You find yourself very uncomfortable in the presence of negative energy.
Religious dogmas that have motivated you through fear and guilt no longer feel right.
You find yourself waiting for signs.
More and more you feel out of touch, out of sync, with the rest of the world.
You no longer find meaning in your work.
Your life has recently gone through upheaval, perhaps in the form of a health crisis, financial loss, career failure, divorce, or a broken relationship.
You feel that your vibration is increasing and that things such as traffic, noisy malls, busy highways, bustling airports, violent movies, and other kinds of negative energies lower your vibrations.

You now find that attachments to any and all things put limitations on you...that your sense of freedom is diminished.
You find yourself detaching from the rat race, material possessions, negative relationships, and old belief systems that don't serve you well anymore.
You no longer feel connected to consensus reality.
You find yourself seeking ways to achieve inner peace and simplicity of life.
You feel that you live in and sense two different realities simultaneously. The 3-dimensional material reality your old self used to occupy and a new reality of higher vibration and spirituality that you find yourself shifting into.

Feel good if you can relate to the symptoms of personal transformation!
There are massive changes taking place on our planet these days.
Mother Earth's vibrations grow stronger every day and they are reaching higher and higher elevations.
As that happens, you will experience profound changes within yourself.
Inner change is happening for many of us.
And a greater sense of the Universal Truth is awakening in the mass consciousness of humanity.